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Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1885-10-10
NUNpAlrN G.lZErTE.

Sundays GAzETrE is read by more peo-
pie than any paper in the state of Texas.
II offers unsurpassed facilities for reach
ing the public. Advertisers should in
vestlgatc It's superiority as medium
through which they can reach buyers
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1885-10-10
prowned nImself n the Nedln.

Special to the Gazette.
SAN ANTONIO, TEX, oct. s-s|
Thursday last, about noon, $. u. Ess
Il man OF twenty-nine years, who lvet
the Medina, sixteen miles from thlstss
was called to dinner, but answered "
he was going 10 the river, He uss
neighbor on the way, shook hands w
him, chatted awhile, and, remsfkr
"You have seen me for the last tns'
passed on. His prolonged absence 4
cited remark and search was made. ~
clothes and papers were found Oan
bank. The body has not been iouad
Grief over the loss of his mother w
died some days ago, is supposed tosiF
prompted the act.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1885-10-10
Nnrro BOY Shot.

Special to the Gazette nj
NRKANA, Arm. t.-.ne,. W.
Strong, Il negro boy, aged .ns cbsga
shot and killed yesterday On ~ ,ao:ld
plantation by Kemp Br 9si l.iter W.
tried before the local lps"
mlitted. -
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1885-10-10
AN IMPORTANT DECREE.


o"Stohl-honses to he Establlshed !, I, \
Istlmus of Panama Z y
PANAMA, Oct 9.-The follor,.
cree issued by the president offDl' s
establishing custom-houses an t ~ VI
mus OF Panama is published ii Nv ~ ~ Il.
anna papers to-day. II il derresa ~ q
from the lst of. December neyt cs., ~
houses allowed by the law, fity.tIr, ,'s Z
the year 1884, shall be cstablIsbsS n
begin to have effect in the ports Il Il !,
anna and Colon. The same dutes N
be collected that are charged NJ M.
custom-houses in the republic ssiS,r
tation duties with rod0a.
OF 40 per cent. Rcauhse
common to other custonEoss'
will rule at the aforesaid porls n
requisites of certifying statemep. Y
cargoes and invoices as epacted \, /,
ticles IL, i3, Il and As Of the FiyslIS
must be duly enforced in foreign M
from which merchandise Is esbaat
The issuance of the decree has prodv,l
great excitement among the nlercA,rs
on the isthmus, who viii send 4 deIes.
ton to intercedc with the presldenl N
have the decree abrogated III soilfss
relates to Panama and Colon.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1885-10-10
cpppylE N0TIGBS


Snie of ScnopI 49, c,ait " -
BY order Of The commissioned ~ sNd PASS y
I 5s16 do Sou of september, A p pa issr
cclyo bids for tic purchase J. II ls md slp,'
OF Wilbarger county scpo ,bo NUMBER Z y
Hockey county IsNns, 10 bldf
I tsaS $50 Sf paf acre 4 q twenty tg Eea
interest at & per cent. pr ai uIIl 10 90 '.sd
able annually in adYan,e,eI,c o Nh naple ,,si
Any land agent VINO Mr WI on he iesghsn .1,,. \
stated on or before the ill a aa IN 10 y
i D. iss5' VIII receive Rsr CENT lpnIiensi,E
OF sale when the flTst y ,i,rn 4 ,oadt ssie
the deed with venlors ~ sale 81 thls ls ", "
reomired 10 pay for .hs , Sps' he pnls' ~
Herald ana the Weekly 'ei"vJ 4 cnAmssiI
County commissioned "''''''
Texas. 49,. "A 4. D. ~
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1885-10-10

An elegant line OF fancy sull .ladsis's Id
tlemen's wear, at Jas. II Marliuu ,n H IA
porting tailor, corner Fourth ""1
ton streets.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1885-10-10

ing over the dine stock show 10 be given
here tomorrow.
James Pfouts Of the Dallas Herald spent
the day in the city.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1885-10-10

Importing tailor corner
Houston. ,...-n-r-''s''''
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1885-10-10

Importing tailor, corner po.,.,
Houston. Asi rouria N
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1885-10-10

JAS. n. Martindaie,
Importing tailor, corner Fourth and
Houston.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1885-10-10
Jas. II. Nrnrtindalr

Importing tailor, corner fourA u
Houston.
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NInl,cr, Of Mountain n.,,

Iouston
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Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-07-18
Two Curlons No..

There is in DOoly county a curiosity in
the shape of double pine tree, with two
distinct bodies, one about feet in diane
ter and the other about 10 inches. They
stand about D feet apart from outside 10
outside, and a man on horseback can ride
between then. About IL feet from the
ground this curiosity Joins together 80
perfectly that feet above the body is as
round as if it only had one body from the
ground up, and it grows to the height of
at least 100 feet. One more curious thing
about this tree is that 1t has a hollow in
it for about B feet up after it Joins, and
this is the home of bats and other birds
innumerable, and the boys in the country
make weekly visits of Sundays with bows
and arrows, and shoot straight up and
kill many of them.
Another curious tree is an oak. It's
body is short and more than 30 feet in cir
eumference. There are % limbs starting
from the body of this giant not more than
II feet from the ground, and the average
Of these limbs was from ! foot 10 30 feet
in diameter, making the enormous dame
ter of at least 40 feet in limbs close down
to the ground, and many more of large
size put out farther up. From tip to tip
OF limbs it covered 105 feet, or a space OF
SO feet In circumference.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-07-18
Civil RIGHTS in Georgin.

On the Athens branch of the Georgia
railroad last Saturday night there was an
exercise of the right of a railroad to set
apart separate accommodations for its
white and colOred passengers which will
hardly receive the attention generally be-
slowed on such determinations by the
professional outrage organs.
The tirstclass coach WAS divided into
compartments of equal size and exactly
alike in every particular. The rear one of
these compartments was crowded and
two gentlemen who could not obtain seats
in it went to the forward portion of the
car where there were half dozen negroes
seated, and found plenty of vacant seats.
They settled on one of these and were
quietly conyersing when the conductor
came through. Tapping one of the gen
tlemen on the shoulder, he said:
81 will have 30 trouble you to move, gen
tlemen. You cannot sit in this car"
"Why notP'
"Because it is set apart for colored pas
sengers, and no white person is allowed 20
SIT here any more than negro Is per-
mitted to sit in the other end of the carr
"But we can't get a seat in there"
'There is smoking car In front where
you will find seats. Its against the rules
for YOU TO stay here"
The gentlemen took in the situation at
once and moved forward. One was a
prominent Georgia merchant and the
other well-knoWn editor.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-07-18
A DOOLY RETREAT.
Three Ladies Who Live Away from the
Busy Haunts of Men.
Vien1asr Cor. A nanta Constitution.

Vienna Cor. atlanta Constitutions
A traveller who has just returned from
a business trip through the country tells
an interesting story. One hot evening in
June he called at residence away off in
the southeast part of DoolY county, more
tor direction and drink of cool water
than anything else. He hallooed at the
gate and negro woman came out and
brought him a drink of water. Beng
tired and hot he told the negro to
tell the ladies he would like TO stop
and rest a little. They invited him in
and received him cordially. These ladies
were the daughters OF a once rich slave
and cattle owner, and We're vet large stock
and landowners. The oldest was a Mrs.
Wood, the second single sister, Miss
Cobb, OF the mature age of "a, and
the third widow lady past 30 wears.
They were all tall, the tallest being tull
six feet. They were intelligent and tull
OF business, Mrs. Wood being then eight
miles away from her home attending her
herds where the range was vet better than
where they had farm, and notwithstand-
ing they had plenty OF this worlds goods
to keep them in laces and ribbons. they
all preferred to live away off TO
themselves, wear homespun clothes
and brogan shoes, and perform manual
LABOR sucR as many man would spurn
as degrading. They did not farm much,
their principal crop being sweet potatoes
and corn, They MIXED 63 COWS and did
not get more than five gallons of milk;
| but what do they care for milk and
butter more than they can use for them
selves? Miss Cobb said that they had
lived IN the same house for more than
sixty years, and it was good one, too,
built OF heavy hewn logs, such as lower
Georgia once abOunded in; two large
rooms and four shed rooms, all tight and
strong; good old-fashiOned feather beds
one could lose oneself IN, but not comfort
able with the thermometer at IS at night.
Miss Cobb said she had never been in
town but once in her life, and that only in
Vienna many long years ago, when it was
OILY hamlet compared to now, and that
none of the three sisters had ever seen a
railroad or steam car, and had no idea
how such thing would look. They had
never bought a pound Of meat or a bushel
Of corn, and lived happy and contented
Contentment Is certainly Gods greatest
| blessing, for here were found three ladies
! fitted by fortune and good sense TO have
made mark in the world anywhere,
cOntented to stay in the backwoOds OF
Dooly county, live out long and useful
lives, working hard years afteT years in
sun and rain, enjoying nature for herself.
Having plenty, they might have seen and
known much of the world, bat content
ment is far better than knowledge or
riches.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-07-18
A BOLD SWINDLER.
He Pretends to be the Agent of Landed
PrOprietOrs and Sells Number of
Houses ON the InstaIlment Plan.

He Pretends to be the Agent of Landed
PrOprietOrs and Sells a Number of
Houses on the InstaIlment Plan.
From Frjddys a tIqntG Constitution.
A few days ago a negro who rents a
house on Chattahoochee street, in the First
ward, belonging to Col. L. P. Grant, was
G. w. Adair's real estate agency to pay
his rent. He replied that he had bought
the house and was paying for it on the
installment plan. This statement sur
prised Col. Adair, who saw at once that
the tenant had fallen into the hands of
some real estate shark. When his state
ment was doubted he produced receipt
which showed that he had paid S12 to
one George Clarke which was duly ac-
knOwledged as part of purchase money for
the house in which the darkey lived. He
was informed that he had been swindled,
and after awhile realized the truth of the
statement. He said that several of his
neighbOrs had been taken in by the same
rascal who swindled HIM. On examina-
ton, it was found that about twenty of
the darkeys were IN the same Tx. The
swindler had represented himself to be the
agent of Col. l.. 2. Grant and OF the other
owners of property In that quarter. He
was represented as a negro with pleasing
address and an air of importance, which
carried out his statement of the fiduciary
relations he sustained to the pro-
prietors of the property, He had
imposed on the negroes by proposing to
sell them houses and lots on in
stallments Of from 81 to So a week-and
in this way had collected between $3.50
and 5000, for which he had given formal
receipts. One old negro produced a re-
ceipt for 81 30, which be had paid to pre-
vent the sale of the house he occupied.
When Col. Adair discovered that this
game was being practiced, he put the
police on notice, and a trap for the
swlndler was promptly set. He had
promised to 60 out yesterday afternoon
and sell to certain negroes some houses
which he said he was going to have torn
down TO have better ones built in their
places. He had made sale OF the lum Der
of these doomed structures, and part
payment had been made. Yesterday
afternoon at 1 O'Clock was the time
appointed for the final payment, and
the delivery Of the property to the pur-
chasers. Before that hour special Officer
Hunter, who had worked up The case, was
on the ground quietly awaiting the ar
rival of the alleged proprietor. Promptly
on time he rolled up in carriage, look
ing the picture Of prosperous landlord.
Some Of the negroes who had been taken
in by him were on hand. They approached
and began to discuss the terms OF their
bargains, when Officer Hunter swooped on
his man and took him in charge. At first
he refused to 20, but the officer quickly
brought him around, and in a few minutes
had him in stauOn-hOuse cell.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-07-18

the term of Fulton Superior Court Just
closed there We're returned no less than 81
divorce suits. The parties to all but OF
these were negroes. The last 9 terms Of
Fulton Superior Court have had over 500
suits for divorce. These figures will
startle many good souls. The number of
negro litlgants has been about as large in
proportion Mt every term as at the last.
IN nearly every case Il divorce has been
granted. 1t is no longer necessary to run
TO Illinois, Indiana and other states to
winch the patent uncOupling process Il
few years ago attracted the unhappily
mated. The Georgia courts are catching
Ihe modern pace IN the divorce business.
South Carolina is the solitary State in the
Union which allows no divorce.
FOR several years there has been an ef-
tort to secure something like uniformity
In the divorce laws of the various States.
The National Bar Association has several
times passed resolutions and appointed
committees on the subject. II VIII prob
ably be brought before the Georgia Bar
Association, which will meet in Atlanta
on Aug. 5.
The 300 cases which have come up in
Fulton county IN the last four years and
half have been for the benefit almost
entirely of parties who We're too poor or
TOO mean to pay the cost of running the
legal machinery which was necessary to
their observance. The costs in each of
these cases were about $40, making total
OF $4,000, which should have been realized
from their trial. Only about 5000 Of this
amount has been collected. Thus the
county has practically been taxed $1,000
Tor the sake OF the uncertain and indeti-
mite benefits which come from the pos
session OF 800 live divorce cases.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-07-18
FLORIDA.


From the Athens Bqnner- Watchynan.
For fifty odd years squire Majors has
regularly attended commencement in
Athens. Every Sunday morning ab0ut
10 o'clock squire Majors would march in
with bis blue claw-hammer coat on TO
listen to the commencement sermon. He
would come back on commencement day
and listen 20 the seniors speak Squire
Majors is now In the seer aud yellow leaf;
his race has been run. He has heard
most OF the great men OF Georgia
spread themselves on the rostrum
of the college chapel. We missed him
last sunday, and thought that the Squire
would not be In on time, but yesterday
while coming down the street we spied
she old familiar coat, and knew that fhe
Squire was IN its folds. The most Of the
brass buttons have been lost of, but
otherwise IL looks like Il did years ago.
Squire Majors first came % commence
ment In 1918, and has been coming regu-
ihfiy ever since. He ia very feeble now,
but may be able 10 attend several more
commandments.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-07-18
ANOTHER CHAPTER
In the Interesting Romance of the Get
tie Queen and Alabama Girl.
Fron. Frtdan,s Maeo.l Telearanh.


From Frfdays Macon Telegraph.
1t will be remembered that an account
WAS published a few days ago detailing
the adventures of an Alabama girl who
left her home in LOwndesboro and finally
turned up in Macon. A kind Of romance
gathered around the story towards its
close and rendered 1t somewhat interest
ing.
The young lady, whose correct name is
Miss Ellen Lee, arrived in the city yester-
day morning via the East Tennessee, Vir-
ginia and Georgia railroad. She did not
tarry long, but was driven Immediately TO
the Union depot in "A hack, where she
boarded the Southwestern train, pre-
sumably for her home in Alabama.
The story In which Miss Lee dgures is
about complete, and makes up a peculiar
romance. When she left her home in
LOwndesbOrO, Ala, 20 visit relatives in
Tuskegee, she evidently had no intention
Ct going further. A few days afterwards
found her in Atlanta in company
with the cattle queen. IL was there she
met the young man with whom she fell in
love. and consented 10 run away. Know
ing that her family would follow her and
trace her whereabouts, she hastened to
leave Atlanta and Joined her lover here.
The two left the city Just few hours be-
fore Mrs. r. NJ. COOner, her adopted
mother, and Mr.. II. Nj. Howard arrived.
A general search OF the city was made,
assisted by the police, but the girls
whereabouts could not be discovered,
neither any hint OF the direction she took
when she left the city. Mrs. Cooner
stated while In the city that the girl's
actions could not be explained, as she had
always been kindly treated and no cause
given her 10 leave home.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-07-18
Farm Facts.
GEORGIA

Dooly county has lost her '35-year-old
mule.
Crops in Irwin county are very good,
and plenty of rain has fallen for the
present.
Judge H. J. HightoweT, of MOuntville,
bias pear tree limb feet long, which had
50 pears on 1t.
The prospects around Ellijay are finer
now for good corn crop than have been
in several years before.
Thomas G. Johnston, one of the largest
planters in Stewart county, says that his
prospects were never better. He is run
ming 30 plows and fully expects to make
300 bales of cotton and very large crop of
corn.
The corn crop is pronounced by every
body IN Terrell county as a full average
crop. Cotton is doing well, and if the
seasons continue favorable through the
month of August this crop will be grand.
AS for field peas, ground peas, potatoes,
ETC., they were never better in the history
Of the county. Upon the whole, the out
look IS very fine.
Judge j. j. Roar, DR.. j. NJ. Buchan
and Messrs. Joel Mullis, Matthew Clark,
Reuben Burch, A. q. Williamson and
Logged Smith, heavy wool growers of
Dodge county, pooled their issues Wednes-
day and placed on the market at Eastman
a day or two ago about 1900 pounds of
the fleecy staple for the disposal of the
highest bidder. All Of the prominent
buyers in Savannah, Albany and
Hawkinsville were wired, and bids were
received varying from 1874 to 1890,
when up to the front came the smiling
and genial cOuntenance of Mir. Henry
Coleman, with an offer of even money
-20c.-and she captured the pot" paying
therefore, in the aggregate, about $4,000.
Judge j. NJ. Harlan, of Calhoun, in
speaking of the crops a day or two ago,
said that he had been farming since 1S49,
and in all that time had never lost so
much time with his plOws as he has the
present spring. Since May Is, when the
rains began, he has lost twenty days with
six mules, which amounts 10 100 days
work, and looking at it in this way il is
quite Il serious loss. He SAYS that the
summer Of 1864 was something like the
present One-that the people had their
crops IN and reiugeod down the country,
leaving them without work, and the rains
made pretty fair crops by the time they
returned. He says that II the rains cease
now that there will be more corn made
than there was last year, as the crop is
farther advanced.
FLORIDA.
II. d. King, OF COttondale, has already
pulled his fodder and sent new corn TO the
mill.
Putnam Hall farmers are generally dis
affected with their prospects. With all
the rain and tillage, crops are not doing as
well as they should.
Charles Jones, of Tallahassee, proposes
% produce al onion by planting mixture
Of the eschallot and iohnquill that willnot
rot. lie has II acres in cultivation.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-07-18
ROCK HILL COLLEGE.
AUGUSTA FEMRLE SEMINARY,
STAUNTON, VA.
Miss MARY J. BALDWIN, Principal.
Opens September2 2. 1855. Closes Juno, 1856.

UNSURPASSED IN ITS LOCATION; in
u its buildings and grounds; in its general
appointments aud sanitary arrangements; its
fun corps of superior and experienced teach
ers its unrivaled advantages in Music, Modern
Languages, Elocution, Fine Arts; physical
culture and instruction In the theory and
practice of Bookkeeping; the successful eff
forts made 10 secure Health, Comfort and
Happiness; its opposition to extravaganza;
its standard of solid scholarship.
Board, etc, and full English course, $3.50 for
entire session.
For full particulars, apply to the Principal
for Catalogues.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-07-18
Cntfinr the NnntlnI Knot.

The time was, and IL was only n few
years ago, that divorce suit IN q Georgia
court created a decided sensation. To
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-07-18
SMART MORE COLLEGE
COLLEGE.

IN THE VIRGINIA MOUNTAINS.
TWO Courses for Degrees, also Business
4 and Preparatory Courses. French and
German spoken. Expenses, for nine months
tuition, board, etc. $50 SIG, or s204. Thirty
third session begins Sept. 18th. Catalogue
free. Address JULIUS y. DREllER, Presi-
dent, Salem, Va.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-07-18

OWL, MECHANICALA AND MINING EN-
~ GINEERIHG at the Rensselaer, Polytech-
nic Institute. Troy, n Y. The oldest engi-
neerng school in America. Next term begins
September 18th. The Register for 1855 con-
taius a list of the graduates for the past 81
years, with their positions; also course Of
study, requirements. expenses. etc. Address
DAVID NJ. GREENE, Director.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-07-18
NOtre Dame of Maryland,

Collegiate Institute for Young Ladies and
Preparatory School for Little Girls. GOvans-
town. miles from Baltimore, Md. Conducted
lORue.r ..su fHanHH ..f
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-07-18
College Of Physicians and Surgeons,

D ALT MUNIs II u
This School offers 10 Medical Students I'M
surpassed clinical and other advantages. Send
Tor catalogue to DIR. THOMAS OPIE. Dean,
I'D North Howard street.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-07-18
FLORIDA.

FLORIDA.
shrimp are plentiful in Apalachicola
cay,
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-07-18
B0aTlilg and DaV SGhOOL

For Young Ladies and Little Girls,
Mrs. II. p. LEFEBYRE. Principal, No. 50
Franklin st., Baltimore, Md. The 24th school
year viii begin on Thursday, Sept. II. 1855.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-07-18
Patapsco TnstItuts. EIiicott City, MD.

THE SID Annual Session will be resumed
4 SEPTEMBER, 1885, with fult and eff
Gent corps Of Professors and Teachers in
every department. MISS A. MATCHETT,
PRINCIPAL; Miss Roberta II. Archer, Vice
Principal. Circulars at 1886 Madison avenue,
Baltimore. Nd. untl July /.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-07-18


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GEORGIA AND FLORIDA.
>1yyS OF THE TWO STATES
Tn rOJD INPARAGltAPHS.

Portrait of Jesse Mercer
TFN'i' Convict stabs Another Fatally In
CIV Aih..,y-Mrs PrinGle Credite"
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