Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1885-10-05
WACO
The Friends OF Judge Alexander ana
gen. Ross in Dilemma.
Prof. billiard Gives Bond and Goes Home
Cotton stntistics-Dengue ana
other Notes.


Special to the Gazette.
WACO, TEX, oct There is more or
less speculation here in legal circles over
the supreme court vacancy. As has been
stated, Judge AleSmder's friends are by
no means hopeful he Will get the appoint
ment. They think the governor viii be
likely 10 place it where 1t will 90 the
most good when MaXey's successor 10 to
lee elected. Some of Gen. Ross friends
seem to think It would not help the Ross
boom If Judge Alexander is appointed.
They argue about this way "With Coke
in the United States senate and one of the
Judges OF the supreme court, Waco would
stand a chance of being told, when the
state convention meets, that she has
enough and should let some other section
furnish the governor 1t Is also begin
ming to he talked here that as Dallas has
one of the appellate court judges she Is
asking too much when she puts Sawnie
Robertson forward for the supreme
bench.
The bar will meet tomorrow and elect
special district judge for The term of
district court that opens tomorrow. As
the matter stands to-day Hon. John G..
West and Eugene Williams, Esq, seem
7 to be the only candidates, or rather the
only ones spoken of for the place. If
/ there is any deadlock or much feeling
displayed over the selection, both OF
/ these may be dropped and Hon. l.. w.
/ Goodrich of Marlin taken as a comprO-
mise. Nothing more has been heard
I from Judge Rimcs about his resignation.
The amended Sunday law went into
effect to-day, but the saloon men are sus-
picious yet and dispensed beverages
very discrcetly. Several other lines OF
business opened, however, and for the
first time in several months fruits, cigars
soda-Watcr, etc, were sold on sunday
The barber-ShopS were also open and the
bootblacks allowed to ply their ayoca
ton The ice-Crcam and soda-watel
men complained loudly that the council
took care not to change the law until the
weather has grown too cool for business
in those lines There will be a new dcaI
next April, and some of the present oili'
Gals will encounter heavy opposition II
they offer for reelection.
Cotton statistics TO date are as follows
counting from September /; Ship
mcnts-Nia Missouri Pacific, 207s bales
Texas & ST. Louis, 8205 bales. Ship
ments by the Central for the past wcol
are not accessible, but are known to be
small. Cotton compressed, 5000 bales
stock on hand, 3l00 bales; total receipts
/ 800 bales.
Eight hundred aud eighty trains, o
three railroads, arrived at and departed
from Waco during the month of Scptem
Der. Of these, 30i are TO be credited tC
1 the Texas & st. Louis, 29G to the Mis-
souri, Pacific and $50 to the Central.
Dial. Stinson, farmer who was IL
town Yesterday, drew $3.50 out OF thu
bank, and had the misfortune to lose il
hardly half-hour after drawing it. llt
is sure some one must have found it, II!
he was on a business street all the time
but, despite his efforts, lie can get NJ
clcw to the finder.
Rev. Horace Bishop OF the Fifth Stree
Methodist church was able to preacl
again to-day, after an attack Of dcnguc
At the First Baptist church Rev. ID
Carroll preached on Cuisines Principle
In Religious Finances" Rev. Mr.. Hon
uer at Trinity NJ T.. church preached o
Standardization" Dcngue kept the rec
tor of st. Paul's (EpiscopaD out of hi
pulpit.
Mcssrs. Winans & Grant will max
seventeen entries for the stock show
November.
Prof. billiard of the Meridian Miner;
Wells company, whose case was noted
Yesterdays special, has given bond an
goes home until his examination.
The circus will be here Tuesday an
the chief of police has made his prcpari
tons to handle the travelling fakirs an
crooks as they may merit.
The colored Baptists are preparing I
; erect new $4,000 church editce q
North Sixth street.
A large number of eXcurSioniSts HAY
= gone to the st. Louis exposition.