Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1885-06-20
SHERMAN.
An Average Cotton Crop Promi ed
Despite the Worms-Local Option
Election Talk.
Emancipation Kept-The Projected Street
Railway to DenisOn Being
Pushed Forward,


counts of destruction to the cotton
crop by the worm are not nearly so
bad as reported several days ago, and
from information gained from farmers
living In different sections of Grayson
county it now appears that many
neighborhoods have been almost ex-
empt from Injury. The worst reports
come from the sandy lands, but in the
West the farmers have replanted
promptly, and say the worm will dis
appear before the cotton comes up. AT
ter pretty careful estimate we put
the damage at about one-fourth OF the
area planted, while IS per cent. Of that
destroyed has been sown again. Take
these figures along with the fact that
an increased acreage was planted in
the beginning, ana we have pros
pect of an average number of bales for
the season unless some other cause
arises to prevent IL.
This being the anniversary of eman-
cipation, the colored folks held pic
mic at the Trotting Park groves to-day,
and had good time. The event was
projected as a means of raising funds
for the benefit of the new colored
Methodist church on West Houston
street. The Sunday. school was drawn
up in line this morning, and, preceded
by the colored band, marched through
the str, cts to the grounds, where all
were addressed by Rev. A. III. Jones
of Dallas, d. w. Porter and ]. H. Car
| ter of Sherman, and others.
A petition is being circulated in the
| city calling for another election on the
local-option question for Grayson
county. We had this fight about
three years ago, and the measure was
| defeated by over one thousand votes.
How it will result next time, of course,
cannot be foretold, utsuccess in other
places in the state has emboldened the
temperance folks, and they will de-
mand another trial, let the costs to the
people be what they may.
From what we were told yesterday
| by a distinguished temperance lee
turer of Sherman, there is no doubt
but l.. i. Foster of Limestone coun-
| ty will advocate prohibition for
the field as candidate for governor
ON that ticket,
The North Texas Medical associa-
ton which held it's session here, ad-
journed yesterday morning to meet at
/ a
| The project to build street railway
connecting the cities of Sherman and
Denison, inaugurated by II. A. Bur-
nett, is meeting with hearty approval
by all the people of both cities, and
will be literally treated by the coun.
trymen through whose lands the road
will run. The originator, Mai
Burnett is thorough railroad
man with large experience as
la civil engineer on the
Central Pacific and other roads, and
his management of the Texas & Pacific
and the Sherman Street railways
makes 1t certain that the project Will
be- put through on business principles
and on quick time. 1t will be boom
to both cities and blessing to the
country between.
The members of the new militia.
ny compan, "The" Sherman Ri
lies, are preparing to give
grand concert and dramatic
entertainment for the purpose of rails
ing funds to uniform the company.
With the amateur talent Sherman can
command, there is no doubt of its sue
cess.
One j. Milton Turner. colored, OF
st Louis, minister to Hayti under
Grants administration, spoke in the
courthouse tonight on cleveland
and his administration Curiosity to
hear how he harmopized with Fred
Douglass In his views drew out a good
crowd.
The Houston & Texas Central 1ail-
road has changed its schedule for the
arrival Of passenger trains from the
South. The noon train arrives about
II M, and the night train at 1850 in
stead of HAS as heretofore.
We notice in to-day's GAZETTE that
the firm of Scaling n Tambiyn of ST..
Louis come forward with well-sus-
tanned denials of the report given your
correspondent by Mr.. Ed, Emerson on
the subject of his cattle shipment and
sales last week. The statement made
by us contained Mr.. Emerson's YER
sion OF the affair as far as it went, but
there were some specific charges made,
which we thought IL prudent moi
to repeat. Friends OF the st.
Louis parties living here in
Texas have alphabetically denied the
reflections contained in the report
given us, and submitted statements in
: reference to the weighing of the stock
at this end of the line In direct conflict
with what Mr. Emerson said. but.
with the hope and desire to prevent
further unpleasantness, we decline Ia
give them here. Your correspondent
sincerely regrets having been instru.
mental In doing injustice to any one,
but the source of our information
seemed 30 direct and reliable and the
SIDE pressure to make the matter
public so earnest, that we gave the
statement for what it was worth.
, Judge Silas Hare and Col. J. III. Brit.
ton LEFT on the west.bouud train this
evening tor two weeks visit TO New
mexico by way of Ell Paso. Judge
hare was supreme Judge of that terri.
, tory before the war, and will meet
many old friends on the trip.