Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1885-02-22
TEXAS NEWS.

Waco has raised $500 as purse for
the April races.
The money now available for use at |
Sabine Pass will he expended in con-
structing an east jetty.
Mr., A, a. Chapman OF Etath lost
but fifteen cattle out OF his herd Of 500
during the entire winter
The press of Northwest Texas ia
unanimous in its praise ~ its young
but eloquent champion, Temple Hous.
ton.
Dogs and hogs are killing pheep in
San Augustine county. The latter de-
vote their attention mainly TO the
lambs.
The young men OF Paris will shortly
be bsnkrupt--a new confectionery and
ice-cream store has been opened in
that city.
Fred Matchitt, indicted at Houston
Tor the murder of Charles OhlsOn, was
on Monday acquitted on the ground Of
selfdeienee.
The young ladies OF Longview com
| plain that the young men there chew
gum while dancing. Those young
men must be dudes.
Henderson county is already NOV
ing in the matter of the erection Of
new S50, 600 courthouse, TO replace the
one recently destroy ed by Are.
Laredo ia organizing company for
the purpose OF erecting large pAvl-
ion in that city, to be used for general
entertainment and amusement pur-
poses.
The lumbermen Of Orange are re-
| ceiving heavy and continually in
creasing orders, and indications are
that the demand will fully equal the
supply.
Houston has increased its police
force by adding three new members.
The city council have ALEC crested the
office of street superintendent, at a
salary Of $50 per month.
Houston has a young man named
Joe Livingston who habltually amuses
himself by beating hia old mother,
breaking up her furniture and other
wise mishehaving himself. He Is now
in Jail, being unable TO get bond.
Felix de La TOssse, a crank Of the
Guiteau type, who imagiues himself
to be worth So, zoe and is applying to
Gov. Ireland and President Cleveland
for appointments, is now under arrest
Gt Houston, and should be sent to 3
lunatic asylum.
The Galveston committee found a
surplus on hand after entertaining the
Texas editors, and generously di-
vIded II between the ladies' benevolent
society and the homes for orphans.
Every editor who stsid 1T home has
the satisfaction OF knowing that his
act made that donation larger.
Dublin girls are not to be tri fled
! with, ii seems. The Enterprise Gays
that while one of them was horse
| back riding recently, accompanied by
gentleman, a second masculine in
truded his presence, whereupon the
young lady dlsmounted, gathered an
apronful OF rocks and pelted the in
tTuder with such rapidity and pre-
cisiOn that he beat hasty retreat.
II. f. MoKisssck of Diana, in Up
/. ehur county, used his smOke-hOuse as q
D safe, and had $500 deposited therein
a in Jars. One Crockett, a negro, die,
covered the combination TO one jar and
stole the contents, amounting to 500
o He was captured aud 1868 80 OF the
e money recovered, after which the fel
a low escaped by knocking down the
!. 6nGTlHs ME- AltAAAuatth hbn lFN9 VIZ
i smOke-houae for bacon and deposits
( his money in q Longview bank.
: Mr.. j. J., Lamphier Of Galveston
y has recently completed the test OF q
8 new thermostat. invented by himself
}, The invention, as far rs visible, con
}, sists OF small copper disc placed IL
d the ceiling of the room. II ID connect
ed by wires with an electric battery
e an annunciator and two gongs. ANY
\ unusual heat, such as would sfis'
D from even a small contlsgration IN th'
= room, causes the gongs 70 sound, ant
indicates the location OF the room OF
the annunciator.
Austin has sad case Of matrlmo
NAL unhappiness In one OF its leading
d families. The Sun says that onenigh
recently the husband and father, WHIT
when sober ISIS an excellent and LEAD
, Ing citizen entered his home in
state OF beasly intOxIeAuon and createt
e A scene 20 brutal aud eXtTavagRnt In IL
z details as TO arouse the indignation o
n every person residing IN the vicinity
! nHe swept through his home Ike
y ruthless maniac, and after destroying
& the furniture, made fiendlsh Gttael
d unon mis- wife. kicking and knocking
Is her Down In bis wild rage. Even thu
" presence OF several neighbors, whom
|. the poor woman's screams had brought
a J N tie scene, did not cause him 4
: cease and the wife aud child wer'
q compelled to flee 10 neighbor's hous'
!. for protection NO comment i
d needed. .