Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1885-09-21
SHERMAN.
Not Drop OF l'ug-Juiee, Nor a tiass
Of Beer. Nor Cigar TO be Had In
all the City Round.
A van AIsiyne Maid Assnullcd-f Farmer
Holding Back Their Cotion-Peu'
TONERS for Divorce.
special to the Gazette.

this side OF Bonham and was delayed over
three hours in reaching Sherman. Pas
sengcrs aboard report the track In deS
peratc condition in many places and at
the point of the accident the ties were all
rottcd away and the .road-bed a perfect
mud-hOlc.
The district court MAS mostly engaged
Yesterday in the work OF dissolving mar
rage bonds that experience had demon-
stratcd were not Only CALLING to those
who wore them, but absolutely INSURER
able and beyond endurance for longer
time. Five of these interesting
cases were disposed of, among
which was the case of Simmons
VS.. Simmons of Dcnison, that grew out
of late examining trial in that city, in
which the fact was developed that the in
constant wife was too sweet on a certain
man named Revere, who had conSpired
with Mrs Simmons 10 burn the husbands
house, and do other unladylike things.
Judge Maltbie thought he discovered the
element of mutual agreement In the
divorce trial and continued the case for
further testimony to establish the charge
OF adultery against the woman and II the
same is not forthcoming, intmated that
n decree would not be granted. He said
if they brought their dirty cases before
him, they must clearly make the proof
the statute requires, or thc court would
dismiss the petition.
This has been the drycst Sunday In
Sherman the oldest inhabitant can call to
mind. The agreement made and entered
into yesterday not TO open saloon nor
sell drink from II O'Clock last night to
II O'Clock tonight has been strictly com
piled with, and many nervous knocker
has been turned away from the doors to-
day rs dry rs II powder-housc. a few
persons, who knew how IL was to be, had
few drops staked out, and these provl-
dent gentlemen have been very popular
with their friends. A company OF young
men bought supply of beer last night
before the hour of closing and took 1t to
private quarters for private use to-day,
and this has been the only relief TO beer
drinkers. Even smokers were turned
away from the stands and not cigar
could be bought in the city. Strangers
within our gates who arrived on the
midnight trains have been most annoyed
by the sudden conversion of the city, but
nearly everybody takes the priyatlon
good-naturcdly.
llit NtltIllliluAlbH w lNNltNl NuN law
even reaches to the ice cream parlors,
that do not clearly come under the law,
but this may do good in encouraging the
boys to escort the young ladies to church
since they are free from the former tax
for cream and cake on the way home.
We failed to notice an increase in church
attendance by those who have formed the
loafer crowd in the past, but the number
,f TnllpNXG NNhn tuEa "a strOll tha
creek was visably increased, as
was also the number of gentlemen
who take buggies and ride 20 the country
with mysterious packages and hunting
dogs stuck away under the seats.
II. u. Sanborn of Houston returned TO
visit his ranch to-day, after visit to
Kansas City, whore he met Il herd of
bccvcs from his Panhandle ranch.
Tom Sporcr, ESQ., rising young at
tomey of Jacksboro, came in yesterday
to visit his fathers family.
$. II. Gladney and c. $. Townley of
Gainesville spent the day In the city.
The grand jury has spent the past
week Investigating cases, and, II is UNI
derstood, has agreed to several bills of
| indictment, but only one "true billn has
been presented to the court up to date.
The felony cases this term will be quite
numerous.
Correspondence OF the Gazette,
SHERMAN, TEX, Sept. l9.--The circu,
came yesterday, and in spite of the early
morning rain and occasional shower
during the day, there was a large GROVE
on the streets to see the procession, anC
a tent full of spectators at both thu
shows, afternoon and night. The usua
Irregularities OF big crowds on rainy day,
, were absent Not drunken or dis
orderly man was seen, one fel
low who was loaiing about TIN
big tent in the afternoon complained o
being robbed of few dollars In cash an,
u railroad pass, but as he had no ide
who vlctlmized him nothing could b
done about It.,
| All the retail liquor dealers and saloo
| men of the city have signed an agreemcn
i, 10 close their business houses from |
O'Clock saturday night to II o'cloc
Sunday night and not Sc
any liquor during the tim,
! The agreement bears date of Septembo
10, and viii be In force from and aftc
date. If all other business men Shout
: agree to the same strict observance of th
+, Sunday law we will experience its inquit
y ltorlal Inconvenience, and 1t may resu
u in some wholesome changes in the law d
: the meeting of the next session of tli
', legislature.
II John McGl0illin, hali-brecd India
u who was arrested In Denison last wee
and sent TO our Jail on a charge of assau
To murder, committed in this count,
. was discharged by the grand jury yeStcI
:, day, there not being sufficient evidence I
u justify hill OF Indictment, He was in
IS mediatcly turned over to Deputy Marsh,
Al Jake Spanglcr, who took him To Dalla
.e ON the south-bound train, aud he will !
II taken thence with other prisoners TO Fo
q Smith to answer an indictment pendtu
Il in the federal court for murder commi
ted IN the Nation
Sallle Jones of Van AlStyne was In Il
city last evening TO testify before n
is grand jury against one Austin Butler (,
10 assault upon her person, committed la
= Sunday night on the way to countl
" church, about three miles fro
O. that village. Butler had engage
+, her company, and on Il
lc way Invented preteNt to get her I
Is alight from the buggy. He then asSaulte