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, 1885-01-20
SENSATIONAL CASE.
The Story Told by the District
Court Records.
A Profligate who Robbed his Wife
to Buy Liquor.
A Refined Lady the Victim of Per-
sistent Neglect.

Proceedings for a divorce have been
commenced in the district court in a case
that will attract more than usual interest.
Accompanying it is a story-the old, old
story-ofa woman's patient endurance
and a worthless husbands impositions,
ending at last in the exposure of the skel-
eton in the closet.
Some months ago there came to Chey-
IN a lady of refinement and rare must
cal accomplishments. She was accom-
panied by her husband-who has since
been known merely as the husband of the
lady-and a young child. Mr.. and Mrs.
Pierce, for that was the nam Of the peo-
pie, secured a house on Twentieth street,
and were soon recognized as permanent
residents Of the city. Mrs. Pierce became
identified with a church choir, and pos
sessing musical ability of a high order,
she secured a number of pupils in both in
strumental and vocal music. Refined, re-
served, and showing the culture ola high
bred lady, Mrs. Pierce made many friends,
but her husband remained in the remote
background and even to-day is unknown
to many Of the lady's friends.
Some days ago Mrs. Pierce began an
action for divorce, and based her claims
for a legal separation upon nearly every
statutory provision in such cases made
and provided. The entire story is too
long for recital at this time, but some of
the acts of which Pierce is accused are
decidedly grotesque. Recently he stole a
diamond ring belonging to his wife and
pawned it for $40, for which generous
loan he agreed to pay interest at the rate
Of 25 per cent a month. A few days ago
he went to the house, after an absence Of
several days, and begged for something to
cat. With a woman's inherent kindness,
Mrs. Pierce proceeded to prepare him
a meal, but while she was absent
from the room, engaged in the
thankless task, he stole a valuable ink
stand. which subsequently found its way
10 the pawn brokers' upon the same
equally usurious terms which character
lied the loan obtained on the ring.
Yesterday Pierce had an interview with
an attorney, who offered him a ticket to
Denver and money enough to live upon
for a few weeks. Pierce received the
offer with feigned disdain, but finally
said that fit came from Mrs. Pierce he
would accept it as a loan.
For the sake of Mrs. Pierce the full his
tory Of the case is withheld at this time,
but SUFFICE it to say hat it embodies a
history of dissipation and neglect on one
hand, and long suffering on the other,
rarely equaled even in hat book of revel.
atoms known as the court record.
The matter.will doubtless be a surprise
and a nine days wonder in many circles ii
the city. It can result in no harm tc
Mrs. Pierce, but will expose a secret Of
her life little suspected by her friends.
Pierce will probably disappear and will
Vol be forgotten.
, 1885-01-20
POLICE COURT SCENES.
An Afternoon with Justice Lee and the
Offenders.

A young man named Edward r. Bird,
who recently came from the east and who
has been arrested by the police on several
occasions, was brought before Justice Lee
yesterday. Bird is something ola tender
foot, but has developed a knack of getting
into trouble about once every week. The
last offence with which he is charged is
the theft of an overcoat from Edward
Gavin. The crime is alleged to have oc-
CURED at the Western hotel. The hear
ing was postponed yesterday and when
last seen Bird was flying around for some
one to sign his bonds.
Joseph Littlewise was the nam given
by a regular dead broke customer who
had made a glorious success of his efforts
to get too full for utterance. Joseph was
booked as a debtor to the city in the sum
of $40, and is now sleeping on the stone
couch in the city jail.
A coterie of the demimonde spent a
portion Of the afternoon in Justice Lees
court. A blackeyed girl named Daven-
port, who looked as if her disposition
was anything but timid and of the startled
fawn order, complained hat a blue-eyed
chemical blonde known as Madge Wood
ford, had threatened her life and put her
in great fear Of serious bodily harm. AT
ter considerable delay the witnesses were
obtained but the case was postponed until
the Odd inst. The trial promises to be
luxuriant in the development of racy par
ticulars and a man is supposed t be
the u of the i'll feeling between the
women.
About 3 O'Clock yesterday afternoon a
fellow, whose name was not learned, was
found hanging around Newman's stables,
on Seventeenth street. He declined to
leave the premises, and when ordered to
depart he fairly stood off" the employees
of the place. Officer Deitrick CHANGED tc
pass the stables a few moments later and
the stubborn customer was taken into
custody. When searched at the city jail
the mans pockets revealed an ancient and
disabled toothbrush and nothing else. HI
will probably be sent up as a vagrant.
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The commanding officer Fort D. A Rus
sell, Wyo., will send Private James Rut-
ledge, Co. L, Sth infantry, an insane
soldier, under escort of one non-commis-
stoned officer and one private to the insane
asylum, at Washington, D. c..
Recruit Richard Sullivan, enlisted at
Fort A. D. Russell, Wyo., is assigned to
the 14th infantry.
Capt. William l. Reed, 18th infantry,
Lieut.. Francis E. Eltonhead, 2lst infan-
try, Lieut.. Homer w. Wheeler, 9Th
cavalry, and Lieut.. Charles NJ. Trutt, 21si
infantry, are relieved as members of the
general eourt-marshal convened at Fort
Mckinney, Wyo.
On the recommendation of his posi-
commander, the unexpired portion of the
sentence in the case of William Crowley,
late private Co. F. Dist infantry is
RENTED.
, 1885-01-20
RANDOM VOTES.
Paragraphs on Stock and other Subjects
From Territorial Exchanges
From the sweetwater Gazette.

From the sweetwater Gazette.
Mr.. Walter Scrivner is up from his
ranch on Cayote Greek. So far there has
been no loss of cattle in his district, but
he's afraid n repetition of such storms as
they have had will result in great damage
Already several stock growers have
gathered up the weakest in their herds,
and are feeding them with hay. The
young cattle brought from the East are
suffering the most.
From the Rawlins journal.
Willie Thayer, a boy IA years Of
age, of Baggs, Wyoming, while tending
some traps he had set for wolves, a few
days since, met a large l%ioness, which he
succeeded in killing. Proceeding to his
traps he found that a young lion had got
into one of them and been caught by the
| forefoot. He dispatched this one with a
shot from his rife and took them both
home. The lioness measured eight feet
and the cub five feet.
Mr.. T. A. Waller, who has been visit
ing the oil fields in the Interest OF Denver
and Pennsylvania parties, went down to
Denver Monday night. He speaks very
highly of that region as an oil country,
and has located a large number of claims.
Machinery will soon be shipped in and de-
velopment operations begun.
From the UInta Chieftian.
DMessrs Beckwith, Quinn & Co., have
recently received a letter from the foreman
of their herd in the No Wood country,
stating hat the range is not encountered
with snow to any great extcnt, and the
cattle are all doing well-in fact, never
better at this season of the year. They
have a similar report from the brennan O.
their ranch on Bear river.
, 1885-01-20
A LOADED LOG.
An Irishman's Adventure with a Huge
and Stubborn Timber.

for some time a monster log has been
lying near the ranch of Mr.. Thos. W.
Rutledge. About fifteen feet long and per
haps four feet in diameter, the remains
of the pine giant long defied the efforts to
chop it into kindling wood. A few days
ago a man on the ranch concluded that a
number of sticks of giant powder, if ju-
diciously and scientifically inserted IN one
end of the log, would easily and readily
convert it into the desired fragments. A
hole was bored in the log and a stick of
the powder placed in position. Upon be-
ing discharged the powder made consider
able smoke and a report, but as it had
not been tamped into the log, it had no
apparent effect upon the wood. A sec
ond stick was inserted and properly
prepared for business. but as it was frozen
harder than Jay Gould's heart it natural
ly failed to explode. Fearing that some
accident would result from the handling
of the powder, Mr.. Rutledge ordered
that efforts to blast the log be discontin-
ued.
A few days since a tenderfoot Irish
man came to the ranch and asked for an
opportunity to work for his board. He
was given employment upon another ba-
sis, however, and one of the first
jobs assigned to him was
to try his hand, and an axe, on the log.
After hacking at the huge hunk of wood
for a time the man from the Emerald Isle
mounted the log, and splitting on his hands
began a vigorous onslaught. Inside of a
minute and a half hat Irishman made
fire wood out of the log and scattered it
all over the township.
While he was chopping away like a
broth of a boy there was an explosion
that shook the surrounding country. The
Irishman sailed away about forty feet and
landed on his back. The axe left the
scene of industry and buried itself in a
creek bottom some thirty yards away and
| the log2-ask of the winds that far
around with fragments strewed the ad-
jacent landscape.
Some minutes after the explosion the
cook crawled out from beneath a table in
the kitchen and surveyed the scene Of
ruin. The Irishman was just scrambling
to his feet and was not yet perfectly lucid.
So instead of asking for information he
desired to be informed if he was all there.
Splitting the gravel out of his mouth and
with an lrishman's ready wit he ex-
claimed: Faith an it's n lucky thing fol
me that the ould log is a long way from
Scotland Yard r
Nobody was hurt. but that son of Ire
land has a steady job on the ranch now.
Full supply offat young
Mutton at the
, 1885-01-20

Special Dispatch TO THE LEADER.
CARBON, Jan. 20, 1:30 a. m.-No in
telligence has yet been received from
Manager d. o. Clark. of the Union Pa
ciic coal department, affecting a settle
ment with the miners. Nearly 500 men
are still out.
, 1885-01-20
Laramie weather.

Special Dispatch to THE LEADEn
LARAMIE, Jan. 16.-The weather still
continues cold. A strong west wind is
blowing, with the thermometer at 170 be-
low zero.
, 1885-01-20

consider, So has Mayor Warren. In the
meantime the candidates viii be obliged
to nurse their anxiety and spare cash, and
the taxpayers-wel it's none Of their
business
, 1885-01-20
In the Fine Art Department

Are new designs of gilt bronze and fancy wood eases and frames for cabinet pictures
A large assortment, all new of elegant cards and bannes OF rich satin with
hand painted designs very beautiful A magnificent collection Of water
cobr5 steel engraings aroypes photoeraymes coloed photographs,
etchngs, etc, etc, from famous artists Any of these pictures
handsomely framed make most elegant presents
, 1885-01-20
Notice.

We have this day received the Dunlap
winter or January style stiff hat. They
are the only correct style that can be of
fered you in the city.
TRUcKEY & VANDYKE
, 1885-01-20

The supreme court met yesterday, the
entire bench being present and all of the
officers of the court being in attendance.
The case of the Lake Shore & Michigan
Southern railway VS.. F. L. Warren came
up on demurrer, but arguments were not
concluded at the hour of adjournment.
The court will convene again to-day.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1885-06-08

criterion Of their private actions. Yet
still they persist In modelling with
q next-door neighbor'e affairs, which
ought not concern them In the least.
IL is certainly most 1nonstrous prop
osition 70 be submitted to free peo-
pie, aud all honor 10 the three German
votes in the state senate who helped
to defeat the proposition. We are OPP
posed to drunkenness and all It's at
tendant evils, but we are equally OPP
posed 10 prohibition as an antldote for
IL. AT some future time we may sug-
geet remedy for drunkenness, how
ever odd 1t may appear at first sight.
JOSEPH RoTH.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1885-06-08

first-class article for their own use.
For hotels and restaurants they are
unexcelled.
These goods are not plated, they are
made Of one metal, and are tolid
throughout.
The great objection to cheap plated
goods has at last been solved with the
appearance OF this line of flatware,
which combines with low price, dura-
bility, strength, fine finish and white.
ness, second to solid silver only.
Silver metal, like all other metals,
will tarnish and stain II used in acids
or placed In contact with sulphur, as
in yolk OF eggs, etc. But the use of
PuiZ Pomade will at once restore IL to
its original white color.
We do not claim our goods as equal
to solid silver ware, than which they
are 30 much cheaper, or as possessing
the dead whiteness of silver, yet they
more nearly approach 1t than any other
known alloy.
Silver metal ware requires the same
care as solid silver goods, viz: To be
washed after each meal in hot water,
and TO be cleaned once each week or
two with Putt Pomade, or other pol
ishing substance, applied with a cha
mois skin or soft cloth. When thus
treated they wear down to q shade or
two of solid silver, and will last life
time. 4
Prices and discounts furnished on
application. Be sure to ask for silver
metal spoons and forks before placing
your orders. Respectfully,
FORT WORTH CHINA Co.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1885-06-08
McGREGoR.
An Assistant Postmaster Leaves
For Parts Unknown.


McGREdoR, TEX, June 6.-Slnce
my last only one fight has occurred
in town, which was occasioned by two
rival hotel.heepers getting "riled" at
each other.
The ex-assistant postmaster, James
Hamilton, skipped the town on the
4th inst. for parts unknown. He was
short on his books about $1,000. or
course the ex-postmsster's bondsmen
are good to pay the little balance.
A special trsinEarrived here yester-
day ON the Texas & st. Louis railway
carrying l.. b. Fish, treasurer; A. =.
Dodge, general freight agent, and
Harry Leanders, division superin-
tendent.
Thirty carloads Of freight have come
In on the Texas d st. Louis railway In
the last four days TO be transferred TO
the Gulf, Colorado q Santa Fe railway.
Among the number we note one car OF
binding Irvine, one car OF horse-rakes,
two cars OF harvest machines, which
leads US to imagine that the farmers
have something to cut, rake and tie.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1885-06-08
PILOT POINT.
The Churches Around Town Notes.

The ChurcheS-Around-T Town NoteS.
Special.
PILOT POINT, Ten, June THE
sermon to-day OF Rev. J. r. Wages
before the students Of the seminary
was appreciated by the large and in
telligent audience present. The speak
err showed that he had given great
amount of thought to the subject
christianity Life" The music Sc
lected for the occasion was well rem
dered by Miss Mavett Emberson at the
organ.
Rev. Mr.. Hudgins Of Grapevine
came up yesterday to witness the clos
ing exercises of the seminary. He oc-
cupied this evening the Methodist
pulpit.
Jimmy johnson, well-known soci-
ETY. young man now, OF Gainesville, is
visiting.in town.
In regard to the meteorie display
last Friday night, witnessed at the
this place as reported to THE GAZETTE,
DR.. A. g. Dowdell Of Pilot Point semi
nary theories thus: that the meteor
was OF an immense size and many
miles distant from the earth, causing
it to be observed at the same time in
places distant from each other, II but
one explosion took place.
Willie, the son OF Mr., Gehager, fell
from tree yesterday, which came
near causing his death. He was
picked up insensible with many severe
bruises, but is now in fair way to re-
covery.
The weather is exceedingly warm
and the ground is fast drying, and
soon the cry for rain will be heard in
the land.
Large shipments of fruit and prod
uce are made daily.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1885-06-08
A Wonderful Discovery,

Consumptives and all who suffer
from any affection of the throat and
lungs can find certain cure in DIR.
Kings new discovery for consump.
ton. Thousands of permanent cures
verify the truth of the statement. No
medicine can show such record of
wonderful cures. Thousands of once
hopeless sufferers now gratefully pro-
claim they owe their lives to this new
discovery. 1t will cost you nothing to
give 1t trial. Free trial bottles at
ii. a. Williams & Co.'S drug store.
Large size 81.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1885-06-08
MONTAGUE.
An Old Silver Mine Discovered on Red
River-Crop Prospects.

Special.
MONTAGUE, TEX, June For some
time past it has been known that there
existed ancient Spanish or Mexican
silver mines along the bluffs Of Red
river, in Montague county. Old fur
naces and the dross from melted ore
have been found at several places, but
until day or two since the veins that
had been worked were not found. A
party of prospectors day or two ago
made an imp rtant discovery of an
ancient shaft in a bluff on the river
near Cedar Springs, which will no
donbt result in reopening these old
mines, They found cut in the
stone flight of steps leading
down to the mouth of the tunnel
under a perpendicular cliff on the
river, and found that the entrance had
been blocked with immense stones.
They succeeded in finding the excava-
ton. On the steps were carved two
spanish names and divers marks were
traced around the point, showing that
the place had been identified. A
spring OF cold water on which the sun
never shines was found scooptd out in
bho bbOutS III Inc DUH, WIN
abundant evidences of former
use. the furnace where the ore may be
smelted was found ON high point ON
the bluff and some of the dross was
picked up. A year or two ago several
attempts were made to find this mine
in the immediate vicinity, being in.
duced by the traces Of former works
found upon the ground, but the pit
was so well concealed that it was not
found until as above related. The land
belongs to parties here who will at q
proper time reopon this old mine and
see what IL ia worth.
The wheat crop in this county is
now ready for the harvest and is the
best by odds ever raised. Oats are
splendid and the crops generally are
clean and promising. The people are
working as they never worked before
and upon the whole the outlook Is
promising after such wet spring as
we have experienced.
There Is coming on large crop of
fruit with all the other expectancies.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1885-06-08
CLEBURNE.
Special.

CLFEURNE, TEX, June Judge
Hall OF the district court was taken
sick Friday and was unable to wind
up the business of the term.
Anderson Bros. have begun work
on their new Touring mill, which Is TO
be located near the depot.
Ten cars Of cattle were shipped to
Chicago yesterday.
Miss Belle Chambers, Miss Minnie
Baird and Miss Poole, young ladies OF
Cleburne, have returned from Ken
lucky schools.
The Congregationalist Sunday school
had picnic yesterday.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1885-06-08
Notice to Contractors.

Sealed bids, plans and specifications
will be received by the commissioners
court of Wilbarger county, Tex, up to
10 O'Clock, June is, 1885, for the cree
ton and completion OF Jail at Yer
non, Wilbarger county, Tex. Con.
tractors will please file bids for either a
stone or frame building, two cages,
with corridor, jailer's room and cook
room. Mailman limit of construc.
ton, $4,000.
Bids to be made ON the basis al
all bonds payable In three wears,
bonds to bear per cent. interest per
annum. The court reserves the RIGHT
TO reject any and all bids.
]. p. ORR,
Count Judge Wilbarger County, Tex
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1885-06-08
Stranger Than Fiction

Are the records of some of the cures OF
consumption effected by that most
wonderful remedy--Dr.P ierce's "Gold-
en- Medical Discovery" Thousands of
grateful men and women, who have
been snatched almost from the very
jaws Of death, can testify that con-
sumption, in its early stages, is no
longer incurable. The Discovery has
no equal IA ia pectoral and Alternative,
and the most obstinate affections of
the throat and lungs yield TO its power.
All druggists.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1885-06-08
ABILENE.
special.

ABILENE, TEX, June 7,-one
Douglass was arrested and lodged in
our county Jail yesterday for commit.
ting an unnatural crime.
Mr.. z. Il. Gilbert, who was fined
300 for assaulting Taylor Thompson,
made motion for new trial yester.
day.
The Methodists at Buffalo Gap are
making an effort TO complete their
church. They viii give a festival on
the 10th.
A mad dog got on the rampage on
south side OF our town last evening,
and for time kept residents in that
vicinity very uneasy. He was shot
down.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1885-06-08
Bucklen,s Arnlca SaIye.

The best salve in the world for cuts,
bruises, sores, ulcers, salt rheum, fever
sores, letter, chapped hands, chill
blains, corns and al akin eruptions,
and positively cures piles or no pay
required. 1t is guaranteed to give per-
feet satisfaction or money refunded.
Price IS cents per box. For sale by
III. w Williams Il Co.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1885-06-08
Very Remarkable Recovery.

Mr.. George V. Willing OF Manohes.
ter, Mich, writes: my wife has been
almost helpless for five years, 30 help.
less that she could not turn over In bed
alone. She used two bottles of EIec.
trio Bitters, and Is so much improved
that she Is able now 10 do her own
work -
Electric Bitters will do all that IA
claimed for them. Hundreds OF testi.
monials attest their great curative
powers; Only 80 cents bottle, AT H
w. Williams q Co.'s. -
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1885-06-08
A Single II
Is Worth a Ship Load !, !,
ment.

This will certify that Two
Immediate family, after bss,s ~ q
many years from meps,rus, ''|
and having been treated wItso.. wv y 4!
various medical doctors, wer s,,,'.'
pletedy cured by one bottle !, \. Il
sheld's Female Regulator. M ~ y
cases Is wonderful, and well ma, \.
be called "woman's Best Pnsps, ~
Yours rspe..
JAMES W. M, \.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1885-06-08
Pure Powder.

The ingredients that enter into the
composition of Silver Loaf Bak.
ing Powder are guaranteed chem
lcAiiy pure, and TO this Is attributed its
unprecedented popularity wherever II
has bsen introduced, =
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1885-06-08
BY the Middle

OF this week Pinkard & Joyce will
have in new line of bedroom suits
and should you anticipate buying any
thing In this line call and look at the
new styles before making your selec.
tions elsewhere.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1885-06-08
sE9OSD no soLID sILyER ONLY,
Durability, Strength, Fine Finish and
Whiteness Of Silver Natal pQara

Weare now Offering to our customs
ers spoons and forks mapufaetnraa
from the celebrated oliver metal.
y These goods combine merits nos.
sessed BY no other fiatware aside fron,
cold silver goods, and we oheerfuliv
recommend shem 20 these cesirinr :
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1885-06-08

men-llke policy, and she guarantees
when II Is done that she, too, will
evenly and symmetrlcally develop
with the balance OF the state.
w. J. II. III.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1885-06-08
Silver Dust Meal.

Dried beef, Clipped beef, evaporated
peaches, evaporated raspberries and
pitted plumbs at the Fort Worth
GrCcer Co.'s.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1885-06-08
Excursion Rates

Via Gulf, Colorado 4 Santa Fe. To
Galveston and return, SIS 50; 10 LAM
pasas and return. s7l5; to Sour Lake
and return, Sil21, Tickets good for
fftten days from date OF sale.
Q. ID, L.usK,
Union Ticket Agent.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1885-06-08
Look al the Fort

Worth Frocer Co.'s list of the finest
lancy groceries, and the largest lot
ever brought to the city.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1885-06-08
Artist Supplies.

A large assortment of paints, brushes,
canvass, plaques, panels, crayon and
on studies just received. Mali orders
promptly attended to. MAX ELsER.