Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1886-01-13

passions of men in this section, though
everything else Is about frozen out The
city was enlivened by two street fights on
Saturday evening, and the belhgcrents
put up Si0.s0 each in the mayors court.
The biggest time on record In dispatch
ing legal business was made by Judge
Link aud County Attorney Reagan In the
county court. Fifty criminal cases were
disposed OF by noon, the fines and for
FIXTURES aggregating over $500.
PALESTINE, Tx, Jan. IL The water
works reservoirs are aftording fine sport
for skaters, Hacks and carriages are con-
stantly running between the city and the
works.
Special 20 the Gazette.
SNOW AT SAN ANTONIO,
san ASToNIo, Ink, Jan l2.--The first
snow in twenty years fen here this morn
ing, covering The ground one inch on the
level. The entire population was almost
wild with excitement and turned out en-
masse 30 engage In snowballing and some
sleighingt distinguished officials, In
GLIDING The mayor and several aldermen,
were peltcd severely. Fun was the or
der OF the day until in the afternoon,
when the snow almost disappeared eX-
cept in sheltered places,
- 7TNfARRANf-h faRfo w lItAhNs
NANTUCKET, MASS, Jan. 1.-THE
three-masted schooner Il. Il. witherspoon,
Capt. Anderson, from Savannah for Bos.
tou, With molasscs, sugar aud cocoa,
struck on Miacomet rip at O'Clock yes
terday. AZ the limo she struck the wind
was blowing fearful gale with tIemen-
dous sea running, making a complete
\ breach over her. All efforts TO reach the
vessel with lifeboats were Intellectual
After several attempts at throwing lines
TO the vessel Mate Burdick Berry and
Charles Wun were saved. The rest Of the
crew Were lost. Capt. Anderson was to-
day washed ashore. The crew lost num-
bered fiye A life-saylng crew boarded
the vessel yesterday and recovered Mich
olas Smiths body frozen in the rigging.
The bodies OF the mates wife and chill
dren and one seaman were picked up along
the shore. The vessel has gone to pieces
NO NEWS OF THE CREW.
FIRE ISLAND, N. Y, Jan. l2-~No
further particulars Of the laundering OF
the steamer Hylton Castle have been re-
ceived here, no person having come up
from the llfe-saying station. Capt.
Miller sent up news OF the landing Of the
first mate and nine OF the crew. Nothing
| has been seen or heard OF the second
boat, containing Capt. Calvin and the
rest OF the crew. 1t is thought that they
! probably reached the beach at some point
further east The steamer evidently
went down In deep water, as no signs of
her masts can be seen with glass from
the lighthouse here. The sea is light
and the wind Is not blowing hard, and
this gives rise to the hope that If Capt.
Calvin and the rest of the crew are still
afoat they viii reach the shore during
the day
LOSSES or CATTLE EXAGGERATED.
DENVER, Col, Jan. l2.--The reports
! published in the East Of losses OF cattle
in the recent storm are grossly exagger-
ated. In the Judgment of the large own
ers in COLORADO aud New Mexico inter
viewed tossing the average losses in Colo
RADIO win not exceed one-half OF one per
cent OF 100 900 cattle. In New Mexico
the losses are merely nominal. The losses
In Colorado are confined principally t.
Texas herds driven in late last fall, mainly
at points on the Arkansas river.
AT JACKSONVILLE.
JACKSONVILLE, FLA, Jan. l2.--Last
night was the coolest Of all. The ther
mometer at the signal Office recorded 10
above zero, over o lower than ever before
recorded here The young orange trees
are probably killed, II is not thought
that the older trees are much hurt The
weather is now cloudy, and the tempera.
ture is slowly rising
SNOW eToRM IN VIENNA.
vienna, Jan. l2.--Yes erday there was
a further fail of snow, which entirely
stopped traffic. In spite OF an army OF
street cleaners $4,000 strong the streets
are lined with high walls of snow.
CoLDEsr NIGHT or THE SEASON.
NEW York, Jan. l2.--Reports from the
interior Of the state show that last night
was the coolest OF the season, the Their.
mometer Indicating from 25 to 80 below