Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1885-12-26
SAVANNA, INDIAN TERRITORY.
One Chnctnw shoots and Probably Fatally
Wound, II Brother Tribemnn.
special to the Gazette.

Wound, Il Brother Trlbemnn.
special 10 the Gazette.
SAVANNA, l. r., Dec. 25.--Although
away off IN this land of Lo and removed
from the legends and associations winch
keep the day Of the nativity in remcm-
braucc, we did not fail here to celebrate
the incoming Of Christmas properly.
Firstly, the young folks met ut the church
10 receive the presents with which kind
ness and affection bad loaded a beautiful
Christmas tree. The hearts of many
little ones were made glad by the reccp-
ton OF tribes, and older ones were re-
mcmbcrcd IN tokens OF varied worth and
beauty, but all bearing with them the
more priced evidence that ut this season
OF peace on earth and good will to Ill
they were not forgotten, Then followed
the event of the season, the grand
masquerade ball ut the rink The
building is very large, but did not more
than accommodate the immense crowd OF
ple0surc-scekers that thronged the floor
II would he impossible To describe. the
costumes they wore, so many and so varied
We're they, every phase Of life, character
and occupation having its representations,
from the grotcSquc ana meaningless to
the esthetic and ideal. Unfortunately
some of the masquers, taking advantage
of the concealment OF identity offered by
the circumstances, gave way to coarse
ness OF demeauor and language, which
materially married the pleasure Of others.
On the whole, however, it was Il very
| pleasant affair.
OF course, this Is prohibition country
/ In the most emphatic sense, where instead
of corporate ordinances we have the whole
| power and authority of the United States
| to force its observance, but, for all that,
evidences were plenty last night that the
| law, with all its penalties, had been
avoided and delied, and somehow OF
other the usual time.honored "eggnOg''
made its appearance at the houses of a
number Of our prominent aud pleasure
| loving citizens, This morning the town
| has, however, been unusually quiet for
the season, but one casualty of any i'm
! portanco TO report. About 3 o'clock this
morning some Choctaws who had been
| ndulging IN too much "Grewater," while
| they watched the masquers, got into Il
! quarrel among themselves, as is usual
under such conditions, and an
! Indian named LOWE shot another
! by the name Of Wallace, the
forty. i've calibor ball entering the upper
! portion OF the left breast and coming out
at the back, passing directly through the
| left lung. DR., Il. Poe Harris was called
and attended the wounded man. He re,
! ports the patient still living and as com
Portable as can be expected, With small
chance for his recovery. The parties are
both tUll-bOod Ch0ctaws. No arrest,
have been made and probably will not be
but II the man dies some friend Of Wal
lace win square accounts with LOWE
when occasion presents,
The families Of DR. Harris, Mr.. Nc
! Allister, ID. X. HALEY aud som,
Others were the recipients of 4
very pleasant serenade thus morning
about O'Clock by party OF the miners
who have among them some good mu
sicians and some of tho best voices W.
have ever heard outside OF professional
warbers