Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1885-02-24
TEXAS NEWS.

Austin's police station has been sup
piled with electric fiIe-alatm connec-
lions with the water.works.
The farmers about Callisburg will
put In large crops Of oats this season
and theacTeaBe of cotton will I've larger
than in any previous year. The acre
age of wheat Ia small but In good form.
An alleged blind woman has been
victimizinR and stealing from Gaines
Vile people. When arrested large
sum of money was found secreted
about her clothing, and IL was discUv-
cred that her blindness was fictitious.
II PasO's flTemen will take part I'm
the Austin cornerstone celebration.
The legal paradox of Denton last
week YVES the arrest of the sheriff by
one OF bis own deputies, the grand
| Jury having found n true bill against
him for negligence.
The trial of Price and knight, for
| the murder OfCouductOr Frazer, Is set
for March 10Th at Tyler.
Smith county farmers are wisely
urged by the local press W adopt a
system Of farming that will abolish
the necessity Of importing corn and
bacon into that section.
John Crisnell of Bandera moved q
portion of his household goods upon
email tract OF land claimed as pre-
emption by person named MRudslay.
Next morning he found them in aches
and charges the pre-emptor with burn
ing them.
stllwell II. Russell denies that he
intends ITO make II hOtn for those con-
nected with his troubles, and says that
he will seek a new location in Texas,
commence anew and leave the Settle
ment OF his wrongs to the future.
Benjsmin Haher, one OF the oldest
merchants Of Waco, who WAS recently
compelled to make an assignment has
paid every dollar OF his Indebtedness
aud resumed charge OF bis buslness.
Bonham has organized dramatic
club.
Gatesville Is pushing the tOrch-llght
procession and celebration, TO occur on
the night of the 4th OF March, In honor
OF Clevelaudl5 Inauguration, with
Characteristic energy The hremen
: are the moving spirits OF the affair
Fireworks, tIanspHrencies and address
es are the main features.
Some malicious person at Turnerre
| Vile, Coryell county, filed the mil
machinery with rocks and nails.
AT last IT has been positively decided
that BlancO il TO have courthouse
0 II IL to be 75x62 IN size and 81 teet II
+ height. The contract for IT. erection
, was let 70 Henry Kane OF LampasaI
+, for S24 255, and he agrees TO have tn
y structure complete by Dec u OF thi
e year.
e The gambling houses OF Marshal
A have received notice from the count.
D attorney TO elose up and will do 80.
The influential citizens Of CLINE
/ are moving to secure the location G
! the Intersection OF the Marshall
. Northwestern railway with the Texa
4 ~ Louis at that point. A bonus {
= $40. 900 will do IL and IN effort is bein
r made 10 raise the money, With goo
D prospect OF It's accomplishment.
"a Wild ducks are very plentiful Abou
IA Mckinney.
n Harry Walton, in jail at Mckinne
le for play Ing the "ehapge" aeket on
|. btaTding-house lady, updfr prsiens
le OF being sick, obtained transfer TO q
upoer room IN the jail. Securing
% dfees and bonnet, be disguised bimHe
n and escaped, but was rteaptured an
n will soon be cent 20 the peniienuETy-
y On Tuesday last blind musicia
took board wi b one Smith 81 Ieirei
and 50 seductive was his music THAT o
Fndsy she departed with him on
theatrical tour.
L Mrs sparks, an aged lady frol
HaLchestsr, Tenn, Is 10 Waco !