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Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1885-09-01
B0NHAM.
special 10 he Gazette.

Special TO the Gazette.
BOSNIAN, Tax, Aug, Si.--Cmdid0les
are announcing for the approaching city
election.
Residences for rent are In great de-
mand Several families are moving aud
changing residences to-day
On Thursday night, September D, al the
opera hall, an entertainment viii be
given, for the bcnedt OF the NJ, II. church,
South, by Mrs -. N Woodson, kindly
assisted by number Of Indies ana gem
tlcmcn OF Bonham, The entertainment
viii not be an nstheihc or scientific
effort, but viii be u combination OF wen
selected, popular and pleasing songs, reci-
tations and instrumental music, suitable
aud appropriate for an enlightened aud
Christian community.
Ralph youngest son OF Wash Hughes,
Is critically III. Considerable sickness IN
town. The weather II cool and clear,
aud II IN hoped thai health win soon be-
better.
Fifteen divorces were granted by the
district court last Friday.
The grand jury has adjourned until
Thursday next. The jury has presented
\ ITO true bills 10 date.
J The case OF the state w. Ed Dodd,
murder, II set for September o.
The case Of the State vs.. John Parker,
murder, IL set for September 2,
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1885-09-01
l'EC0S.

EPclalioihe Gazette.
l'Ecos, Ten, Aug. 81 MIR. Banes, the
|n~ commissioner, appointed by the
PA board TO inquire into the school af-
pms OF this district, arrived here yester-
'y He will make general report of
Pc school lands in the Pecos valley to
y land board, and will heartily recon-
fead The placing of the water lands on
III market to actual settlers.
Ne Informs the people here that the
',Ha board had an entirely mistaken idea
l9Oel the schol lands in this county, and
uey knew what fine farming lands
nv IN lhisyalley, and how easily they
s'ua lrrlgate it, that the watered lands
Reks.
inecluzens here are very favorably inn
ls'sed With MIR. Banes, and we think he
iepresent us in II true light before
lhk GAzRTrE made its first appear
mere This evening since the sus-
aNOn, and was welcomed by ITS many
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1885-09-01
DECATUR.
special 10 tho Gazette.

Special 10 the Gazette.
DECATUR, TEN., Aug. ~ -Dr, Young,
the old temperance ''wah-hoss,n lcetured
at the courthouse yesterday on the sub
joct of prohibition, The house was
crowded and his talk was well received.
A public debate on the subject of local
option and prohibition took place At the
courthouse last night between H. c.
Sparkman for whisky aud Ed, II. Fcrmon
against. The debate went of quietly.
The ease OF the State OF Texas vs..
Grain, Tor killing his broiher-in-law near
Sunset was tried before Judge llnor
on writ of habcas corpus. The shoot
Ing occurred IN Wise county, but the man
died In Montague county, and the Judge
rcmnndod him into the custody Of the
Montague county sheriff Ia await the ac-
ton of the Montague county grand jury,
The surveyors OF Montague and Wise
counties viii meet on the disputed limo
In q few days TO try 90 settle the houn-
! Diary linc between the two counties.
our commissioners court have un cle-
4 plant ON their hands. They built some
I Iron bridges and Issued bonds foi them
1 and gent them 10 Austin and received In
! formation from Encouragement Temple
ton that the issuance of bridge bonds
was Illegal, and now Just What they VIII
do | can't say.
The grand jury have 80 lar returned
ten bills OF lndictment--onc murder, one
rape, aud two accessory 10 murder Thu
others are Tor minor offences.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1885-09-01
QUEEN CITY.

Correspondence OF the Gazette.
QUEEN CRY, TEX, Aug. 80.- Yester-
day about 2 O'Clock the residence Of VIII
liam Foster on Houston street caught
fire. Mr. Foster fortunately discovered
II IN time and with the aid of Mr, ID. N
Boney, who had also discovered the fire
and arrived quickly and OPPORTUNITY on
the scene, succeeded in extinguishing The
flames before much damage was done.
Two nat-cars were wrecked and a
bridge badly damaged near Jumbo on the
Queen City company's nauowguage rail-
way one night last week. The cars were
loaded with hay and grain and standing
on top Of steep grade. Some boys con-
cluded 10 have ride, so they gave one
car start and let IL run down and back
and forth till IL settled ~ the bottom,
when they turned the other loose aud let
IL run against the first car, which u did
with results as above stated.
We learn to-day that there was shot
gun wedding short time ago about ten
miles above here and near sulphur rlYer.
IL seems that the brides father found
that his daughter had been seduced, and
when certain young gentleman whom
he supposed 20 be his daughters be-
lrayer came 20 his house be forced HIN
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1885-09-01

turned from Cotulla, whore he has been
rustlcatlng for sometime, aud has re-
sumed his post in the sheriff's Office.
". G. Hart of the Galveston News Is
at the So. George
A. l.. Cornwcll of Denton i here.
J. ID. Robinson of Duck Creek, J A.
Payne OF Palmer, and NJ. Ii. Clark of
Groesbeck, autographed to-day at the st,
George.
Ben G. Henry and daughter OF Wealth
erford are visiting the city.
a. stephens of Fort Worth came over
lo-day, and IS booked at the st. George.
James II. Jackson, Gainesville; 5. Il.
Dancll, Abilene; g. IL, brigham, Colo.
RADIO City, arrived In the city to-day.
X. NJ. Bowman of Fort Worth Is booked
az the Grand Windsor.
IL. Grcnwall of Galveston, lessee OF
the Galveston, Houston and Dallas opera,
houses, is here, looking after his inter
estS.
Miss Minnie Woodhousc OF wills
Point is visiting the city
Mrs. J. W. Edleman, Mrs. Emma
Oliver, Miss Lille Star and Miss Mani,
Edlcman, formed a party that came M
from Weathcrtord this morning.
John Bacon of Denton and r. r. Petty
of Coleman are registered at the Crane
Windsor.
Mrs, y. II. Davenport of Denton is II
the city, the guest OF the Grand Windsor
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1885-09-01
BOWIE.
Special to the Gazette.

Sptclhl 10 inc Nuletf4
BOWIE, TEX, Aug. 3l.--A very per-
ceptiblc increase 10 travel during the past
few days on the Fort Worth and Denver
railway over that OF heretofore. People
seem 10 be moving about, and everything
points 10 good revival of business close
ut hand. in this connection travelling
men from the territory west and south
west OF here report noticeable improve.
ment already. Merchants buying libcr-
ally, and better feeling among all
classes as to business prospects.
Messrs. Barefoot & Bryant, stOckmen
Of Montague, shipped yesterday 10
Chicago one hundred head Of splendid
beef cattle IN the finest condition. Mr..
l.. ID. Barefoot also shipped six car loads
Of beeyes from Bellevue.
The Rev. Young, state lecturer 81 tue
temperance orders In Texas, delivered q
prohibition sermon or lecture at the
Methodist church last night. II being
Sunday night the house was well filed.
Copies 81 Senator Coke's antl-prohibltion
speech are being circulated, Saturday and
to-day BY the antl-local optionists. This
side Of the question has received no pub
lie discussion, and this Is the first effort
heard Of 10 present their side.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1885-09-01
ABBOTT.
An unnnown Man Found Drowned.

An unknown Man Found Drowned.
Special TO the Gazette.
ABBOTT, TEX, Ang 8l,--About noon
to-day the dead body OF man was found
near the edge Of railroad tank i've
miles north of this place. II is supposed
he became unconscious while bathing and
was drowned. He appeared 10 have been
dead only a short time when found by a
conductor on freight train passing
there. The body was lying in about
fourteen Inches OF water, the head and
arms being entirely out OF the water.
Hanging on the weeds near the body
were found part Of his clothing and on
the opposite side OF the railroad were his
shoes and hat He appears 10 be man
thrty-hye or forty years OF age aud la
borer.
No marks could be found on The
body 10 indicate the man had been muir.
dered, but IL seems strange that he could
have been drowned while his head and
arms were entirely out OF the water. The
city authorities of flillsboro viii take
charge u the body Of the unfortunate
man.
The county election which Is being
held to-day will decide the lOSal-optioi
question Tor hin county Whisky Is dow
ing freely here to-day but local option i
ahead.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1885-09-01
WAXAHACHIE.

'''a'ons and Proceedings of the Proiii-
bition Convention.
q ~ 70 the Gazette.
q "AhAcHlE, Aug. 3l.-The County
"s'iiion convention, which was called
! SUNDAY, the Goth, met in the court
IN UP. IN, with j. f. Mulkcy of
Nun.
~'usf s. Mcphearson opened the con-
'''Ol with prayer. The courtroom
unea with representative men from
2 w Oi the county, and many ladies
II ue chamber with their presence.
= iVnon, a committee on resolutions
appointed, who retired TO draft the
n ''ee' consisting of w. A. Cal
T" Mcknight and +. f. Yeager,
n. fpOih'ed to take such steps as they
IN, consider necessary TO secure an
I'M On Prohibition ut the November
~ ~ The commissioners court.
sssehes were made by Col. Mcknight,
Ill.,, (, "orks and others, making many
4 s M 1''s' and adding much to the en-
iss sl VOL Of the meeting.
On rs so,linlttee appointed on resolu-
sdap,essS y. the following, which was
N E'ea ~ sections;
ett in,e That since local option
n. lss, 0 enect on the oath day of 0cto-
aye,al,. mat said law has been as faith
..s.cl a. s and as fully carried into
BUM, any other criminal law in our
Y a. on,, many efforts have been made
N hw p pp, Of local option 20 make
4 3keS s oalous and Intellectual, but such
ss hase "s unwarranted attacks on the
4 loln t 1alied, but have demonstrated
a y pn,A u1ao' The fact that prohibition
\ fs 1leli IN Ellis county.
~ bees sle great body of our people
s'nehtted by the enactment OF
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1885-09-01
TYLER.


special TO the Gazette.
TNlER, TIN, Aug Sl,The deeds for
the LOT selected Us the location OF the
federal building were signed to-day
Mr., Mark J.. Nclshel, n prominent
banker of this city, Is reported dying az
his residence tonight.
United States Marshal Il. b, Reagan Is
In the city for few days
The Prohihitlonisis are preparing for q
grand rally ia this place in few days IN
the interest OF their cause, and Il Is nl-
dorstood senator Coke win speak hero
this week IN opposition TO prohibition.
Col, II. 7, Smith OF the state militia
arrived here saturday, and has boon in
/ spectlng the Douglas Rites, our home
company.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1885-09-01
VOL. XII: NO. 81.

at the muzxic OF shotgun 60 become his
son-ln.law. The worst feature Is that
since the wedding Il Is given out that the
bridegroom Is an innocent man aud the
bctraycr of Innocence and virtue Is another
man altogether. The bride and groom
have not lived together as man and wife,
and both declare they viii not
Most OF our merchants have gone to st.
Louis and the East after goods Though
The cotton crop has been badly damaged
by the dry weather our people must have
something 10 eat and wear. and they win
make enough TO pay for Il.
Everybody up this way Is glad TO see
Tun GAzsrrr ON Il pins again. May
success attend II forovcrmore.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1885-09-01
SAN ANTONIO.
special to the Gazette.

Special 10 the Gazette.
SAN ANTONIO, TEX, Aug. Sl.--Ferdi-
nand Niggle, United States deputy mar
shall, who was shot last Tuesday at Cas-
trovllle, died in San Antonio from his
wounds this morning, He was thirty
seven years old, and leaves wife and
five children. lie was widely known and
generally respected. The shooting scrape
which resulted in Nlggle's death, was the
outcome of spree, and 1t is greatly re-
GREETED by his friends, that he seems to
have himself brought on the trouble
Yesterday afternoon in a barn house,
Mexican named Pimcneo, was stabbed
by another Mexican, who escaped. N
meneo was badly carved up
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1885-09-01

'vN.u 'Ptph, hoIuitys SoVlatiy ana fnan-
ciaily Morally, in the suppression of
crime; socially, In the elevation of
more refined state of society; and finan-
clally, IN saving large outlay Of money
Tor Intoxicating and damaging drinks
and that our people have saved not less
than 100000 In money. These figures
were based upon calculation Of $4,000.
each annually TO the twenty-five saloons
doing business In the county, when some
of them did us much as S2O,OO0.N
!. That we repel with honest j.
ton all and every insinuation ans . Ia.
ton, whether made orally,by prs M, N,
correspondence, or by outside neyIls. "a.
reports and comments, that local OF. :
Is a failure In Ellis county; that we reco..
nize all such attacks as reflection on
our civil officers and law-abiding citizens.
5. That we believe our officers have
been efficient and faithful ia the discharge
OF their official trusts in regards TO local
option, and we hereby commend them for
the same
q. That we believe all attempts made
by public men and politicians TO read
honest men cut of the Democratic. or
other parties, on account of allegiance to
prohibition, are wicked and uncalled for
attacks, calculated TO injure the gem
eral moral good Of our country
that we believe all good gov
emments to be founded on
the consent of the governed; that in
democracy maiorities must rule.
4 Z. That we know OF many good men
who honestly opposed local option ut the
election last year, who having witnessed
its effects, are now In favor of the law,
and will aid in maintaining the same. TO
all such, we give cordial welcome.
8. That, whereas, ut the last term of
our commissioners court petitions were
prepared by Observation-Disclosures asking
an election on prohibition as to the
towns of Waxahachic and Ennis, to the
exclusion of the county; therefore, be II
Resolved, that as the country people
help TO pa, the tax, the expense of the
courts, the salaries of the county
officers, build courthouses and iails, and
sustain the county government generally,
support to large extent the business in
tcrests of the towns; that as the entire
country Is interested and affected by the
moral and social influence of such law,
that they are equally interested IN these
matters, and have right to a voice IN all
measures which affect the general inter.
ests of the county, aud
Whereas, there have been damaging
and false reports circulated throughout
fhe state Of Texas, concerning the en-.
forcement of local option in Ellis county
that the FORT WORTH GAZETTE, Dallas
Herald, Galveston News and Aus.
tin Statesman lc requested tc
publish these resolutions presented by
your committee
NJ. w. MCKNIGHT,
G.. II. BARKER,
u. f. YEAGER, Committee.
j. NJ. CARSON,
j. ID. WORKS,
Other committees were appointed anC
the convention adjourned ut O'Clock
subject to call by the chairman,
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1885-09-01
GAINESVILLE.

I.sape of Two convicts from the County
Jail.
|irdto the Gazette.
EVANSVILLE, Ten, Aug. 3l.--1'wo
|slSucrs, E. W, Berry and Pete CadclI
|scaped from the county jail here last
|IAt The prisoners were in the corridor
|nddnring the absence of one of the
IrNls showed a bar in the corridor SO
bat The door would open and climbed
|uicit the window. Cadet Is a notorious
lcne Thief and at the last term of court
3K given eight years in the pcnitentiary,
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1885-09-01
MARSHALL.

,rparing to Bring the Texas aud Pacific
to Terms.
social to the Gazette.
The citizens executive committee have
|ahed James Turner, +. b. Sexton,
|Hnam stedman, A. J. Booty and John
Pierce attorneys 10 take steps towards
Icnpeuhg the Texas & Pacific Railway
|cmpany to comply with its contract
lib IBIS city and county.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1885-09-01
burned 10 Denih.

CINCINNATI, ONO, Aug. 81 r This
morning carly Martin Brockmau's livery
stable in Cnmmenville, northwestern
ward OF this city, burned. Altar me IRE
was cxtingnished The cbarred remains 81
4 man was found, II II supposed that q
Young man, name unknown, WHO had
been sleeping In the stable few nighis,
l. the victim. His body was burned be-
yOild recognition.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1885-09-01
FatalRnilway wreck.

NEwBuRGn, n. ", Aug. STA wash
out occurred on the West Shore railway
last night, two miles south OF Catskill'
at midnight The Pacific Express was
partially wrecked by II, the engine thrown
on its side, Engineer Cole was instantly
killed and the fireman badly hurt. None
Of the passengers were hurt.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1885-09-01
HILLSBORO.
.,,,on,ion I'm MN County

yolocai option i'm Hill County.
|peclsl d the Gazette.
unlsuoRo, TEX, Aug. 8l.-The cleo
|ouln Hill county to-day on the question
urohIbItion will result in majority of
',er 800 majority in favor Of anti-prohi-
The Sunday tatler and Jersey City express. (Jersey City, N.J.) 1883-1886, 1885-12-20

a knowled2cd fingleader. On one occa-
on, when a lecture was to be delivered in
the chapel of the university in which he
was student, "the boys" determined to
have some fun, and as it was to be entirely
original, the management of the affair was
turned over to young Butter. 1t was
known that the prettiest girls of the town
were to be present. Accordingly on the
afternoon of the evening in question, But
Ter instructed each of his sompauions TO
catch all The swallows possible, and TO
hold them in readiness for the night.
This was done, and the boys assembled
each with one or more of the birds con-
cealed about his person. On entering the
hall, the young collegians separated, taking
seats in different portions of thereon, and
each keeping an eye on the ruling spirit of
the hour. When the lecture was about
one-third finished the signal was given,
and the imprisoned birds were released.
Every swallow made straight for light.
At the same instant the gas was extin-
guished and the cry raised of '.Batsl !" The
ladies and children screamed, the boys
cried ssFirep and the greatest amount of
suppositious kissing took place among the
students. When the lights were re-lit,
much Of the male element of the aud ence
had disappeared. and it was deemed
unnecessary to ask any questions. Every
body soon knew that it was one of the
pranks of wild Ben Butler.
The Sunday tatler and Jersey City express. (Jersey City, N.J.) 1883-1886, 1885-12-20
NOT ASI HILL.

Blindfolded and alone stand
With unknown thresholds on each hand;
The darkness deepens as grope,
Afraid TO fear, afraid to hope.
Yet this one thing learn to know
Each day mor- surely as Igo--
That doors are opened, ways are made
Burdens are lifted or are laid,
BY some great law, unseen and still,
Unfathonled purpose to fulfill,
mot as will. Z
Blindfolded and alone I wait,
Loss seems too bitter. gain too late,
Too heavy burdens in the load,
And too few helpers on the road;
And joy Is weak and grief is strong,
And years and days SO long. SO long.
Yet this one thing learn to know
Each day more surely as / 60
That 1 am glad the good and i'll
BY changeless laws are ordered still,
mot as will"
mot as Twill" The sound grows sweet
Each time my lips the words repeat
mot as will /" The darkness feels
More safe than light when this thought steals,
Like whispered voice. to calm and bless
All unrest and all Loneliness.
"Not as will" because the One
Who loved us first and best has gone
Before us ON the road, and still
For US must all His love fulfill
mot as we will"
Helen Hunt Jackson.
The Sunday tatler and Jersey City express. (Jersey City, N.J.) 1883-1886, 1885-12-20

B- With view to increasing the value
of the SUNDAY TATTLER to working people,
we shall publish advertisements of !" Help
Wanted" and "Situations Wanted in
these columns without charge.
The Sunday tatler and Jersey City express. (Jersey City, N.J.) 1883-1886, 1885-12-20

pansd windows.
s.Yes, and bottle of our hosts bes
wine." replied Sutton. ut IL plain thai
we shall not see Boston to night bat IN
lucky travellers may find a worse haven thar
the Betsy Baker. From my boyhood this
inn has been favorite resort of mine.
know all its secret hooks and corners
many OF them very curious ones"
| Judge Landreta was gazing abstractedl,
into the fire.
tsThe place seems strangely overcrowd
ed. he said. lis the whole county o
Middiesex keeping Christmas here?"
mo, these are Gn4ntry people storm
bound like ourselves, most CT them OF
their way to the execution Tomorrow
| The judges handsome face grew yer.
grave.
"Ah." he muttersd. sits a sad affair
wretched affair! Happy would it hay,
been for the old soldier if he had fallen q
Bunker Hill or Brandywine. Never in m,
life did / pronounce sentence more re
lqetantly than on that man."
| Sutton gaye him stealthy look, ant
played with watch in bis lob. Nothing
was heard for some moments but the hub
bub of the storm and the smart cracking o
the wood-fire. The entrance of waite
| pun 6n Cuu w VIC OpPtCooiFV bichtes
HThank Heaven cried Sutton, start
| ing violently to his feet, "bere comes win
-aAd supper.
| Together ths two sat down to the meal
The yule FIRE fung out grateful warmth
the spindle-legge chairs stood here ant
there like islands in the sea Of painte'
floor. Bunches Of Christmas green file
some Dutch vases on the wooden ulantel
and hung about priLt of Washington a
the Battle Of Trenton, which occupied
space overh ad. Suddenly Coral 6uttol
beckoned the waiter to his side, and whis
pered
WAare is the girl that his Honor th
Judge brought to the inn to-night?"
"Ia the kitcAep, SIR, asleep
Il Wake her aud bring her here,a siiE
ping silver piece into the walters | end.
Il The man hurried to the kitchen, an
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1885-09-19
RELIGIOUS AND EDUCATIONAL

A clergyman in the County of
Bruce preached, Sunday before last, to
his delighted congregation from II am.
until p. m.-TOrOIto (Conoda) MAIL
Andrew D. White, ex-president OF
Cornell, doubts whether any man
should continue full executive duties in
a university for more than about twenty
years.
AT Ya'e seventy-three per cent. of
the students come from other States
than Connecticut; at Harvard forty-tive
per cent come from other than Massa-
chusetts. Hartford Post.
The General Assembly of the United
Presbyterian Church has outlined its
benevolent work for the ensuing year on
the basis of an average contribution
from each member of 1921.
There rein the world 1917 institu.
tons for the education of deaf mutes,
Germany has 80 of these, France 81,
Great Britain 46, and the United States
So Recent careful estimates place the
number of these unfortunates at $780,
900.
A Baptist Church at Park River, in
Dakota, has devised new scheme to
raise money. A liberal member do
mated large tract of land to it, and the
people got up Il blowing bee. Next
season the church will have seven thou
sand bushels of wheat if the weather is
propitious.-C Chicago Herald.
The Joeynal of Educatj.n is very
much alarmed. 1t has reason to believe
that determined effort is making to
undermine the common school system
bv persons interested in obtaining pub
lie funds for sectarian schools. 1t finds
indications of this in all the larger cities.
1t, therefore, calls upon the friends
of the common school to rally and or.
ganize for the purpose of preserving the
schools from their clerical enemies. y
Chicago Current.
The cross which the Princess o.
Wales recently gave to ST. Peter!
Church, st. Louis, is of gilded brass
with triple-formed points, beautiful!
engraved, with four Irish crystals at it
eXtremities and a garnet set in a roya
star at the junction of the cross. 1t ha
been placed upon a brass pedestal o
three steps, on which the inscription j
engraved; "To the Rector and Con
gregation of st. Peters Church, ST
Louis, from Her Royal Highness Alex
andria, the Princess of Wales, 1885. y
50. Louis Post.
The result of the recent election {
members of the corporation of Yale Co
lege is as follows: For the term of 81
years William NJ. Evarts received 2,24
votes. Mason Young 100 votes, and Wi
liam w. Farnam rs votes. For til
term of four years to fill the vacanc
caused by the resignation of Henry l
Harrison, William w. Farnam receive
1850 votes, Mason Young 1,54S, and
G. Perkins 90 votes.