Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1885-01-24
SHERMAN.
Two Men Shot in the Indian Terri.
tory-An Aldermanic Election.
The sleet Telephone and Tele.
graph Connection Out Of,
speolnl to The Gazeite.

Special TO The Gazette.
SHERMAN, TEX, Jan. % Ali yes.
terday ana last night we had a con-
tlnuous fall of misty rain that froze as
10 fell aud coated the whole earth and
every exposed object with an icy vest
ment. This morning the telegraph
and telephone wires looked like long
white cables, stretched from post to
post, and it Is safe to say that in this
city alone many tons of ice hal
to be borne up by these frsil
looking supports until about mon
when the more temperate
atmosphere began to melt Them oil 10
fall with startling force on the heads
Of passing travellers. The passenger
tram going east was a gloomy picture
OF hoAry winter, with the car roofs
covered with ice, and the caves stuc-
coed with fringe of pendant icicles
that curved backward from the force
Of the wind while the train was rum
ming. Many an unfortunate pedestrian
experienced the force of a
-ud den "frtch-upn on the sidewalk
while his sympathizing friends stood
under shelter and laughed at his
calamity.
The day has been gloomy and BUSH
ness has been at a standstll. Every
one agrees. however, that IL is better
to endure these slight Affections Ior
season than to join the disc0nsolate
herds of starving cattle on the range
and die OF starvation while the scanIy
sustenance provided by nature is lock-
ed up in ice.
A tragic difficulty Ia reported to
have taken place on the night Of the
2lst, at Bounds ranch, about forty
miles north in the Chickasaw nation.
A party Of neighbors had met 90 have
II dance at the house of Ed Bounds
and during the evening several in
truders appeared on the scene and
raised disturbance in which one man
was shot through the body and an
other through the arm, James
| Bounds a brother OF Ed, who lives
in the vicinity, came down 10
Sherman yesterday to get stimulants
and q surgeon for the wounded men
who were employed on their ranch
In attending TO cattle DIR. Biting
was ready in few minutes and the
two left for the nation, expecting 10
reach the wounded men last night,
Mr. Bounds only remained here few
|
get the namea Of the parties who did
the shooting or those wounded.
Mrs It. j. Pankey of the Binkley
house, whose almost hopeless Illness
we mentioned few days ago, has raj
lied a little and her physician and
friends are now very hopeful of her
final recovery.
The north-bound Central train was
three hours late to-day, All the rail
roads are having great difficulty in
making time over the icy rails.
Jim Marlborough was taken before
the examining court last evening, but
waived trial and was sent back t.
jail.
The city council met this morning
to consider the matter OF accepting
the new engine. The test of YESTERDAY
was regarded as satisfactory and thu
trade closed. Negotiations are on foo
among q few citlz rs to purchase tn
old Sam Houston and keep 1t here In
,, case of emergency.
Levi Totten is the only candidate 81
far announced to fill the vacancy of
, derman occasioned by the death of ]
. b. Meyer OF the First ward. TIL
! election comes off tomorrow, tae 24tl
inst, and it is not thought probabl
that any other name will be presented
r Mr.. Totten has served the city In thi
: capacity heretofore aud proved to be
2 most acceptable officer. A few NOR
/, such practical and clear-heade'
business men would add b
the efficiency of that bod.
: and might save many good dollars :
the Taxpayers in the course of tn
year.
: !. w. Willhite. who went to Oh
, cago with ESQ. Dlll's horse "Entel
! prise'' on the 9th, returned last night
7 having sold this beautiful animal at
good price.
;, LATER Telegraph and telephon
Q communication has been cut OF tC
. day between Sherman and all point
I north, east and west. The load of ie
Q on the wires did IT,