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Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1885-09-04
DECATUR.
special to the Gazette.

special TO the Gazette.
DECATUR, TEX, Sept. 3.-The Metho-
dists are having revival at their church
in Decatur, under the leadership of Rev.
Il. C. DcJernett, assisted by Rev. Moss,
presiding elder of this district. Much
interest is manifested and great good is
looked for.
The news of the result Of the McLen-
nan county election was hailed with de-
light by anti-Prohibitionists Of this county
and with disgust by friends Of the move,
and many was the praises and denuncia-
tons Of Senator Coke and Representative
Mills for their action in the premises.
Our school will begin next Monday,
with Prof. Walpold, late OF Henrietta,
principal ably assisted by Mrs.
Hunt and Miss Fannie Lemon,
Miss Mittie Logan, Miss Alice Baum
gartner and Miss Purdy of Illinois, as
fine corps OF instructors as ever graced
any school-room. Students of the North
western university will 20 TO Mansfield
to Collier institute for the present.
The board of directors of the North
western university have received the draft
and plans of the university building
from Architect Cain, and II the building
is built according TO the model on paper,
IL will be next TO the new state capitol In
magniflcence, durability, convenience, etc.
The criminal docket of the district
court will be taken up next Monday. The
case of j. Y. Hogsett vs.. y. w. & ID. {. X.
II. for damages for burning grass near
Aurora, Is occupying the attention OF the
court to-day.
Judge Sam Farmer OF Fort Worth Is
visiting his brother Ed here to-day.
Judge j. Y Hogsett and Il. NJ. Wynne
of Fort Worth are III the city attending
court.
Mr.. Kildon, one OF GainesVlle's school
board, is in town taking dots on how TO
run graded school,
The city marshal Of Bowie came ~ TINS
morning in search of one Utley, VINO
painted Bowie red and white a few nights
since. utley has brother here, clerk
for ulman & Co, who Is model Young
business man.
The grand jury are waking the natives
on violations of the liquor law. The sa-
loon and whisky men call it the Prohloi-
tion Grand jury.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1885-09-04
A Costly Blaze.

ClNcINNArL ONO, Sept. a.-Tms
evening the entire fire department of the
city was called 10 the corner Of Sixth and
lloudley streets, where nre had made
much Roadway in the freight depot OF the
Cincinnati, Hamilton Dayton road
The building extends from Fifthto Sixth
street, a distance of 600feet, The lower
floor Is occupied us freight depot by the
railroad company, while the upper stories
are used by the Cincinnati Mating &
Warehouse company, j Il. Meagour &
Co., proprictors.
An immense quantity of grain was
stored in the building and with the build
Ing was totally destroyed The freight
on hand was also badly damaged
The loss on the building Is sl25, 900;
Insurance., 100000. The loss OF the
mating company is Sl50,000i insured
for 100000
The freight in the depot was totally
consumed, and the loss may reach
500, 900, on which there Is $4,000 in-
SurauCe.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1885-09-04

been imported from Spaln or elsewhere.
The most elementary principles of san
itary cleanliness are unkuown in Mar
settles. The cutters OF the streets low
with the vcricst filth. Tho canals and
sewers are Injected ON the eastern
side oi the old port IL ouu. building which
contains 200 Inhabitants whose eNcre-
mants arr thrown into recess of the
stairways. Behind the Marie is u school
for Young girls, poisoned by the eNhala.
tons from the vaults OF nclghhoring
closets and aired only by windows open.
ing upon q dark, closed court, which X i
ycrtable stink.
From the LIST TO the 10th OF August
there were 52l deaths, or an average of
thlrty-cight per day. The disease has
also appeared seriously In the suburbs of
the city. The malady has hren OF d roia..
lively more fatal form than for many
years TO sailors ON The vessels In the port
and has been particularly serious With
seamcn from England and Scandana, 10.
The disease manifested It's character
istie preferences FOR the dlssipatod. the
Insane aud unclcan The present Sl,pat
ton and the record OF the past secondary
epidcmlcs Indicate that the scOurgc has
perhaps reached It's maximum fatality
aud VIII gradually suhsldc to finish IN
October or November,
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1885-09-04
WACO.
How Prohibition Was Set Down Upon In
McLennan County.

How Prohibition Was Set Down Upon In
McLennan County.
Special 10 the Gazette
WACO, Ten, Sept 3.--The election re-
turns are all in except from two precincts
The Official majority against prohibition
is 200G, The other two boxes will put IL
above POO.
Prohibition is beaten nearly as badly
in the country as in town, having carried
only two boxes, one by majority OF
twenty and the other by nine Four
fifths Of the colored votes was anti-prO-
hibition. After deducting this, the anti
Prohibition majority is greater than the
entire prohibition vote.
McLennan county was the hot-bed OF
the prohibition movement, and the
county was canyassed by the
ablest men, resident and imported
in the Prohibition party. Fora year past
the Prohibition party had been organizing
for this movement. We had only seven
teen days in which to meet 1t. -Four
weeks ago without discussion this county
would have voted for prohibition by 500
majority. II the canvass could have eN-
tended two weeks longer, II Is believed
that not more than seven hundred votes
would have been pollcd in the county for
it. The people will repudiate II where
ever they correctly understand Its mean.
ing, its purposes and its aims.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1885-09-04
MIDLOTHIAN.

Correspondence of the Gazette.
MIDLOTHIAN, TEX, Sept, 2.---'fhe re-
issuing OF Tnr GAZETTE was hailed with
delight At this point. Its temporary sus-
pension was extremely regretted IN our
midst No daily throughout the Lone
Star state II any more admired or read
with any more or even NJ much interest
as the chief daily Of our Texas metropo-
lis. Every constant reader Of
Texas dallies well knows that no
portion Of the state has done any
more, and might further assert, not ~
much, 10 settle up and advance Texas in.
terests generally as TnE GAZETTE, hence
for such paper 10 suspend, II only tenn
porarily, causes regret IN every section Of
the state.
News relative TO our projected Fort
Worth & New Orleans railroad seems 10
be very scarce. Although WaXahnchie has
raised and rendered $4,000 10 the ON
cialA Of the road, IL Is not
known as yet whether the profered
amount has been accepted, neither the
definite route, whether via thls point 70
Waxahachic or direct from Mansfield IN
air line to Corslcana, leaving this place IA
the distance
II IL earnestly 10 be hoped that The OF
ilcials willdciinitely locate the route soon.
No one seems 70 doubt that the route
directly by this point would
be decidedly the more lucrative Of The
two, Fort Worth realizing thousands Of
dollars Of The trade Of this section that
Dallas IL now rcaping. Those interested
In the new line should closely observe
this
Large quantities Of grain continue TO
be sold III our market aud nOtwiihstaud-
Ing the heavy crop Of small grain our
market here continues firm.
Nothing has caused AN intewfpiioa
Of our grain shipments save last sunday,
our freight trains having been st0ppei
ln Dallas by n committee Of The knights
~ Labor strikers. However, now, every
thing j. going on all right again n rail-
road circles, with lnll restoration ~
former wages "a the Jolly riilroad b'ns
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1885-09-04
Tho wyoming Mot.

CmNENNF, WYo., Sept 0, The news
from Rock Springs to-day indicates q
worse state OF affairs than was rc-
ported last night All the Chlnamen,
oyer 800 In number, have been
driven out of the town ltY
dead C'hinamen have thus iatbcen dhcoy-
cred and maybe more probably ~ the
mines. Many houses OF the railway omn-
pany and ftly more owned by the Chlneso
were burned aud the Chlnamcn yet n the
hills ARE without food and afraid 90 ~ to
The city.
Governor Warren Is NOW AZ Rock Springs
With General Superintendent Dickinson
and Superintendent Wurtcl of the western
division of the Union Pacific railway.
No more disturbance Is anticipated rood
will be sent 20 the starving Chinamen by
tho authorities.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1885-09-04
pEArm on sENAron 0MIN.

special to the Gazette,
WASHINGTON, Sept. 3. - The news
comes from New York tonight that DR..
William II. Gwin of California, the duke
OF Sonora, is dead in that city, DR..
Gwin was here few days since, appar.
emily IN fine health. lie was engaged in
an enterprise to build railroad across
Central America, connecting the oceans.
He was private secretary TO President
jackson and afterwards was marshal In
Mississippi. He and a. Weller were the
first United States senator's from Cali
fOfnia.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1885-09-04
UP WIN THEIR WORK.

special To the Gazette.
WASHINGTON, Sept. 3.-Thc committee
appointed by Secretary Manning that in
yestlgated the pension work OF the audi.
tors of pension agents accounts In the
third auditors office, reported the work
twelve months behind, but proper dill
gcncc and application would enable the
forces employed 20 get up with the cur
rent work by November 9Th. This was
the condition Of things when Auditor
Williams the present incumbent took
charge of the office The accounts for
the second quarter of 1854 were
being examined. A new chief OF
the pension division was appointed in
June and the work has been diligently
prosecuted under his direction, until the
Office is now up with It's current work,
two months earlier than the time fixed
by the committee This has been nc
compliShcd without increasing the force.
During the months Of May, June, July
and August, 1884, l22 accounts were OK
amined and settled, involving SlG,223,-
5S0.4G During the same months in
1855, the same force being employed, 82s
accounts were examined and settled,
involving S74, l05,77s.4 The disburse-
ment last year for pensions was about
SGD, 900, 600
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1885-09-04
SHERMAN.


"rt"eil demanded TO JaiI-A
Irl,l couple of Accidents.
M lN' Ten, Sept. 8.-At a Baptist
n J business meeting last night Rev.
"0gers was reelected pastor, aud
D,, 'a viii accept II his salary is salts.
Ann. came near being violent death
sn.,, college last evening. A party
III Nv e1 boys climbed up into the cupalo
4scldl nance Monroe Jackson, the six
lhran ION Of a widow in East sherman,
n "a IN the opening and landed ON a
Ri bs. below. His little COMPANIONS
NJ b,s Up for dead and carried him
s,sues Dc revived and will yet well.
ssea are broken, but he i badly
p .,s nartMell was taken from Jail TO
y sstsrne his morning ior examining
No is, the Justices court. He
'slisai!on and was returned 10
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1885-09-04
pECOs.
special 10 the Gazette.

Special 10 the Gazette.
PEcos, TEN, Sept. S.--The Texas &
Pacific Railway company will have big
lot sale here on the 10Th day of October,
which promises to be a grand affair. Al,
which time the citizens propose to have a
big barbecue. Everybody is invited to
come.
Three wells have been dug In our town
and good water obtained at the depth OF
fifteen feet.
Everybody is happy over the resump-
tlon OF The GAZETTE, and say that Il is
with US again to battle for the rights of
the citizens.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1885-09-04

lail TO await the action Of the grand iurv
Inc kerosene got in its work here 10.
uay' The wife OF Niack nm
eolored, living in East sherman. sent her
"-year-old boy TO start fire In Tho coot
stove, about O'Clock. lie attempted 10
pour the oil on the embers, the can ~
ploded, burned the house down and n
ousiy burned the boy on his feet ha, d
and face. The skin came of the eNnose,
parts OF his body, and 1t is doubtful # he
can recover ;" ~
Nothihg was saved in the house and
there was no insurance.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1885-09-04
WANT TO GIT nAcK

SpecIuI 10 The Ga2otte,
WASHINGTON, Sept 3,--The coast and
geologic survey gang who were kicked
out recently by First Auditor Chenowcth's
investigation, have been at work since
and II is said have inundated or other.
wise influenced Thornton, the acting
superintendent, to retlact his statements.
etc, with view of having IIilgard, the
sclf-convicted drunkard, reinstatcd.
The scheme will not work. The con
Germ was proved TO be rotten from stem
to stern by a cloud of witnesses.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1885-09-04
RIM TmuNpnnnu,s rArry.

LoNnoN, Sept a.--'rhc "Times,n CONF
mcntlng on the address made yesterday
by United States Minister Phelps on The
occasion OF the opening Of She workmeu
club at Rugby, says he IS treadmg with
succeSs In the footsteps Of Mr. Lowell.
llcmS readiness In his use OF speech and
u remarkable power OF Interesting bis
auditors on public occasions and he may
be congratulated ON his manner of avoid.
Ing uttemnccs oi anything that could give
ofonse 10 either political party or TO the
country as whole
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1885-09-04
TYLER.

""'d operator skips by the Light
of the Moon.
aslAe Gazette.
n ''h TN, Sept. 3.-Mr. A. w. Sell
asa0 has been acting as agent and
~ lor the Texas & st. Louis rail-
"lnonai in this county, skipped
Nraay, and now the company are
Il w Tor enlightenment. He is about
Sa'snl years old, rather spare made,
"a complexion and black nous
4 a,s sIu Wore a dark suit of clothes.
I'm, NAL. "a viii not say yet what the
n Nh q shortage is.
spt !, ~ Brown, a prominent mer-
\ NAN ~ sllis city, returned with his wife
4 s nl from Waukcsha, where they
ven Spending the summer.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1885-09-04
rnANon WAITS unn DIyy.

LONDON, sept. 8.---The attitude OF the
French embassy at Consiantlnople re-
garding the mission of Sir Henry Drum
mond Wolf Is aggressive. Further adj
vices confirm The statement that France
will not recognize any settlement Of the
Egyptian question which fails 10 satisfy
frances claims In Egypt.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1885-09-04
No Help for hin.

NEW YORK, Sept 9.---Dr. o. G. Reed OF
this city received from II. b. Reed & Co
of Abilene, Texas, this message;
"Jas +. Holland of Abilene Is m
trouble In your city for killing Il man
Please 80 10 him and render all assistance
possible. lie is gentleman who seems
10 have been justified in what he did"
DIR. Reed called at police headquarters
but was told he could aid the prisoner III
no way except financially.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1885-09-04
DON'T NrEp ruMIeArIoN.

WASHINGTON, Sept 9.--ln response TO
a telegram from superintendent Bell of
the foreign mail servivc, the postmaster
general OF Canada has replied that IN his
opinion the number of cases of smallpox
existing In the Dominion does not war
rant the adoption Of measures for the
iumlgation of mails arriving into the
United States from Canada
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1885-09-04
A ORANGE ron EXPLANATIONS.

PARIS, Sept. 8.--An American named
Link was arrested here about month
ago, charged with trying 10 sell worthless
Mexican bonds, and sent 10 prison. The
prison officers all treated him with view
Of forcing him TO make a confession and
would not allow him 10 see his wife. Al
though he proved his innocence, he was
detained n whole month and has Just been
released at the instance Of Mr. McLeanns,
American minister
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1885-09-04
AIMING GERMAN srArioNs.

liERtIN, sept. 3.-Thc Germans VIII
arm the proposed military stations In
Zanzibar With krupp guns
The German traveller, Weiss, who has
Just arrived from Zanzibar, has In his
possession u treaty with the sultan of
pagani placing Paganl, which Is north
OF lisugara, under German protection.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1885-09-04
HOUSTON.
\ Proposed Mardi Grns--A Wen k,tuwn
Citizen Missing.

Proposed hhrdi'tfhs--A wen hiluWn
Citizen Missing.
special 10 the Gazette.
lIorsToN, TEX, Sept Prominent
merchants Of this city IRE iayorlug a
nardl-grps celebration IN this city ueNt
spring, the procession and everything
pertaining 20 Il 10 be on scale of
grandeur, and think there Is no doubt but
that Il can be mndc O docidcd sueerss.
Since Friday last George kampL
who lives In the Fourth ward, has born
missing from home and his family aud
friends have become alarmed abo1t his
absence. Nothing whatever eau be
learned Of his whereabouts and serious
fears are entertained that he has either
been foully dealt with or sustained somG
serious lnishap. Mr.. Krumpf lsa painter
by trade and Is well known In Tho come
munity as good citizen. lie has 4 wife
and three children.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1885-09-04
A Factory nnrncd.

BosroN, MASS, Sept. g. The four.
story brick building corner OF Federal
street and Western avenue, occupied by
Nicholas Webber as a morocco factory.
was burned early this morning. Loss
100000 There were 200 hands en-
ploycd in the factory.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1885-09-04

cedent TO the issue 10 any trustee, exc.
cutor, administrators, guardian, etc, that
the beneficiary shall be named IN the ap.
plication aud In the assignment OF same.
The second comptroller OF the treasury
has allowed the claim of Mrs. katarine
Lewis for rent and damages 70 property
near Annapolis, Md, used aud occupied
by troops under Gen. Butler during the
civil war
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1885-09-04

PARIS, Sept. S.--Deputios Dreyfus aud
LcbandIl, both representing the depart.
ment of Seincetoise, settled political
quarrel to-day by duel Lehndiz was
wounded. This makes the third political
duel fought here within a week
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1885-09-04
rHE CHOLERA SPREADING.

LONDON, Sept. S,--rhrcc deaths are re-
ported from Mallemont, France, Six from
Monlagnancc and several from other
places IN the department OF lliraut one
death from cholera Is reported rom
Brendorf, Pennsylvania
Cholera has appeared at Algiers.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1885-09-04
LIMITING LAND GRANT ROADS.

WASHINGTON, Sept S.--The interior
department is doyising new regulations
governing the rights of land grant rail-
roads TO The use of timber from public
lands. II Is proposed To limit the priyi.
lcgc now enjoyed TO 1--WE years and To pro-
hibit the use of government timber for
any other use than the construction Of
road beds
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1885-09-04
a Pertinent ouEny.

special TO the Gazette,
WASHINGTON, Sept. all Mr.. Thorn
ton retracts his testimony in the coast
and geological survey Investigations. is
he not subject to prosecution for periuryy
The testimony was made under oath, but
there were others that testified to more
than Thornton. There was Il chain of II
that cannot be broken.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1885-09-04
nENOuNcING nEpunLIcAN poLIcY.

PARIS, Sept. S.-A majority of mem
bers Of the Right Legitimlsts, orleanists
and Iionapartlsts have signed an elccto-
rial manifest, dcnouncing Republican
policy. Bishop Trispcl refused 10 Sign.
The journal Dies de Bats and the Llbcrte,
commenting on the entente cordialc be-
tween England and China, taunts NJ.
Ferry with plunging France In war with
China TO benefit England.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1885-09-04
nm CmoLlnA nncnun.

MADRID, Sept B. Throughout Spain
yesterday there were 2gil new cases of
cholera and 1000 deaths.
TOCToN, sept Fourteen persons
died from cholera IN this city during the
past night.
NAPLES, sept, 8.~~Onleals deny that
there Is any cholera in this city
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1885-09-04
STEAD ASSUMES rnr nnspoNsImLIrY

LONDON, sept. S,--Mr, Stead, editor of
the "Pall Mall Gazette telcgraphs from
Switzerland that he alone Is responsible
in the Eliza Armstrong case; that Mrs.
Jarrett WAS an unwilling agent, aud that
he will return 10 I.ondon at once and
answer for himself aud that lie Is certain
to clear himself from nh blame.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1885-09-04
WILLING no ,nnIrn,rr.

LoNnoN, Sept, a.--rhe Times cdltori.
ally states that II has been officially init
mated at the foreign Office that Germany
Is willing TO refer the Carollnos dispute
TO the arbitration OF some friendly power.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1885-09-04
SMALL roN IN MoNrnI.Ar.

MONTREAL, sept. There were thirty
live cases of smallpox reported yostcr-
day, eight of which were authenticated
Four deaths occurred from the disease
Two deaths occurred In the civic hospi.
tai up To noon to-day.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1885-09-04

PROSPECT HOUSE,, ADIRONDACK, n. v,
Sept. S.--Prcsident Cleveland returned
here last night. II Is expected that he
VIII remain until Saturday morning,
when he win leave for Albany and Wash
ngton via Plattsburg.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1885-09-04
A nnirIsu orNrRAL KIi.I.rp.

LoNpoN, Sept a.--Licut, -Gen John
5, Melville darlington, of the British
army was Killed to-day while shooting
grouse In the county OF Dumfrlcs, Scot
land, by the accidental discharge Of HIS
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1885-09-04
ANOI.o.omINr.r AIIIANcr.

vn.NNA Sept. g.-The New Frele
rresse remarks that an Anglo-Chtncse
alliance would open new phase of the
Russian question and guarantee the
peace OF the world, This much X cer-
tain, England's decadcncc IS slill far dis.
tant,
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1885-09-04
ARREsr nr NImIIIsrs

kIrrt, Sept, a-prlor TO the ears re-
cent visit 10 kremsicr a number of per
sons were arrested here and at Odessa ON
charges Of completely IN plot against
the car.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1885-09-04
A PRESIDENTIAL LOTTERY.

special 10 the Gazette.
WASHINGTON, Sept. 9.--It was stated
at the state department to-day that one
hundred consuls viii be appointed within
TWO weeks after the president returns.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1885-09-04
WASHINGTON NOTES.
The President Returns ON SATURDAY
md win Appoint One Hundred
: " Consuls AT Once.
SS>..He. '"e"u Has Caurh, Up The
H. 4 etnt Want ncinstatc.
s& aiming Returns.
COMING uoNr

Special TO tho Gazette.
WASHINGTON, Sept. Secretary Man
ming Is expected back TO morrow. The
president Is looked for saturday.