Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1886-03-21

GAZETTE: FORT WORT
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STATE NEWS.
Doings AMI Happenings Of the Oar
Occurrences for Veal
or Wee.
Gatherings from over the state Reported
Specially for the Gazette BY Iu
own Correspondents.
A Mig Cattle sale.
Special to tho Gazette
COLORADO, TEx., March 9O-C. G.
SLAUGHTER OF Dsllas sold 10000 head OF
cattle here to-day, and expects to make
an immense sale Monday.
Marine Intelligence.
Special to The Gasette
GALVESTON, Tx, March 20 Arrived;
Steamship Algiers from New York.
Cleared; Barks Calvalier aud re bert for
CORK; schooner Ada Bailey for Pensacola
a Coon Drowned.
Special to tho Gazette.
GAINESVILLE, TKx., March 2O.--A
negro, while fishing on Elm creek, in the
west end of the city this afternoon, had a
Ut and fell into the water. lie was
drowned before assistance reached him.
Pecos City.
Special TO the Gazette.
PEcos CITY, Tx, March 20.-The
Pecos Valley has been bought by +. l..
Antrams, and Is now known as the Pecos
Valley and Star.
Two tram eutGts Of the Continental
Cattle company arrived last night and
VIII drive couple Of herds up the trail
this spring.
jefferson.
Correspondence OF the Gazette.
JEFFERSON, Tx, March l9.-Mr. Get
lieb Boehringer was united in the holy
bonds of matrimony TO Miss Emma
Freding last night. After the ceremony
an elegant supper was spread.
Dancing was INDUCED In till late hour.
The Alpha Is expected to arrive with a
heavy freight tomorrow.
Everything is quiet here In regard to
the strike.
Fight at u social Gathering.
Correspondence OF the Gazette
ABBOTT, TEX, March l9.--At a social
gathering last night given at the resi-.
dence of Mr.. and Mrs Geo. L. Rennell
John p Elms and Tom Greenhlll became
involved In QUAR- |, which soon came
10 blows, Elms striking Greenhill over
the head with pepper-sauce bottle, In.
flcting an ugly wound. Elms received
two or three bad cuts about the head.
When separated the men presented O
bloody appearance.
New County TO be Organised.
Correspondence OF the Gazette
SwEETwATgR, TEX, March l9--After
three days deliveraton OF close couten.
ton, the commissioners, court OF Nolan
county has ordered that the county OF
Fisher be organized in thirty days. pc.
tltion was presented to the court with the
requisite number of slgners and re.
monstrance of quite number After the
court heard evidence as % legality Of the
petitioners, it saw properand legal ground
for Issuing an order to organize.
a Hot Time at Laredo.
special OF the Gazette.
LAREDO, TEX, March 20.--Judge Rus.
sells injunction, restraining the city
council from removing Marshal Bayard,
has been fixed for a hearing on the 20th
lust. Excitement runs high over the al.
fair. The city elections take place but a
few days later in April Commenting on
the affair, the Laredo Times says that a
collision may take place at any moment
aud counsels that moderation may pre-,
vail.
An Old Houstonian Dead.
Special to the Gazette.
HoUsToN, TEX, March 20,--Capt. l.. j.
Latham died at his residence in this city
tonight at o'clock. He was one Of the
oldest and most respected citizens OF
Houston. He settled here in 1885, AZ
the time of his death he was engaged In
the furniture business, and was director
and yice-president OF the First National
bank of Houston. He was the father OF
Mrs. w. d. Cleveland and Mrs. Abbie Il
Tryon, deceased. The funeral will take
place Monday afternoon.
A Druggist In Trouble.
g. eoial to the Gazette
SAN ANTONIO, TEX, March 20.--Thc
jury of inquest on the dead body Of the
jones' child concluded its labors to-day,
and brought 10 verdict that 1t died
through the negligence Of the druggist,
w. Il. Jenner. DR.. Watts and the
chemist who Analysed the stomach and
capsule certified that they could not find
either morphine or quinine in the
stomach, but found morphine aud calomel
ia the capsule. Jenner Is under arrest
and the grand jury is examining the case,