Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1885-12-10
GAINESVILLE.
Berefl of Reason, A Poor Mother Strips
Her Children, Burning Their
Clothes.
The Cannon Watkins Case Como TO the
Jury -Ihe Cotton, Corn aud
Wheat Market.

special 10 thc daHcllc.
GAINEsvILi.E, TEX, Dee. Cotton
receipts Yesterday footed up 1877 bales.
To-day the square has been crowded with
wagons loaded with the tleecy staple, and
the cotton-buyer's face has been cor
respondingly bright. Large sales Of corn
were made Yesterday, and the wheat mar
ket was also active Corn brought from
32 TO 80 cents per bushel, and the best
grade Of wheat sold at 10 cents per bushel.
A great deal OF wheat, oats and corn is
still being shipped from here to other
points.
To-day has been the coolest day Of the
season, and yesterday evening and last
night terrific norther blew down upon
MS and has been blowing all day. Winter
has been slow about coming, but ii Is
here at last.
There was the largest crowd In town
Yesterday OF the season, and the court
house square was closely crowded Our
merchants were all very busy, and every
branch of trade was brisk,
News has been received here that Mrs.
Harris, wife Of III Harris, who lives north
east of this city, became suddenly crazy
| Monday during the absence OF her hus-
| band from home, and stripped her chill
| dren and threw their clothes ilto the IRE.
/ When kind neighbors took her young baby
1 from her arms, the baby WAS so numb
from cold that fears OF It's dying were OK
pressed. Mr.. Harris Is poor man, and
! this affection falls upon hun very
| heavily.
The fifth annual meeting OF the Gaines
vile Gas & Coal company adjourned tt
meet again on December 22, when the
president, A. Largue, who Is now alb
sent from the city, viii be present.
This morning the evidence IN the Wat
klns-Canuon case was closed, and aitei
dinner argument was begun. y. a. Blan
ton. ESD, opened for the plaintiff. Mtssrs
Davis and Garnett then followed Tor The
defendant, and Judge George l.. lin vii
close for the plaintiff tonight The case
win scarcely Be given TO the jury IN tim'
for them TO render verdict tonight a.
( this case IL very important one, ih'
iurors have not been allowed TO seperat'
Since they were oreanized, There is nc
pr. dieting what Will be their verdict
but tno general opinion ii those WIG
haye heard the testimony In TINS case i
/ that the verdict viii be for the defend
The case Of the State vs. j. Il, MELON
AID for theft a a horse, which was tlie'
: about two weeks ago and resulted IN
hung Jury, was set for to-day, bat 81
coufse as another case was on trial II hat
{ to be passed. i,
r The celebrated Rainey murder case j
( set for tomorrow, and special venir
: has been summoned - try II. II ~ un
: certain whether the trial VIII be gone int'
{ tomorrow, however
Sheriff I'm has now seventeen guest
In the county jail.
II seems that the man Palmer WI
/ stole the gloves from Hulen's Mondh,
. night. halls from ten or twelve miles Yves
/, al the city, and not far FROM valley view
n The citizens Of the Valley View neiEhD0f
mood are not anxious Tor the honor Q
: living In the same community WITH nun
/ REV. Father Levy, the pastor 81 20
) Catholic church in this city, Is q'lite slch
4. Rev, Father Chic OF Fort Worth came
1 to-day to see him. 80
! Rev. Mir Reat, pastor Of the Di1ol
4 street M. T. church in this city, left IN
I merning for Denison 10 attend confer
ence. Mn Reat has been here bat shof
I time. but has made warm inends, ana M
/ return 10 this charge is hoped Tor.
Dl No work has been done ON tue e1ten
/. sion Of The street railway 70 East Gaines
| vile for several weeks, and there y D.
D telling when work will be sommenee
2 again.