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Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1886-10-16

ard four heller calves, which have so in
creased that be now has herd OF
eighteen bulls, twenty-five COWS and
eighteen calves, ell thoroughbred, aud,
experimenting by crossing with ordinary
native cattle, be has found that the hall
breed possesses largely the characteristics
Of the thoroughbred, differing only in
color, which will make the robes more
valuable on account Of their novelty.
Two plausible strangers stopped at
the farm OF Squire Brewer OF Liberty,
Ohio, and agreed to buy his farm. Then
the three started for Van Vert to exam
Inc the title, and were met by third
plausible stranger, from whom, after the
usual preliminaries, they won $1,000 at
three.card monte. The stranger wouldn't
pay until the others showed like sum.
So, 10 be accommodating, Brewer drew
$1,000 out of the bank for his friends, who
then lost it all 1t the same game. They
said they'd pay when the papers for the
sale Of the farm were made out, and the
old gentleman actually waited two days
in Van Vert for them TO return before 1t
dawned upon him that he had been
swlndled.
The use OF the Suez canal In moving the
tea crop from China to America Is rap
idly being abandoned for the swifter
means afforded by our transcontinental
railways. In 1854 the bulk OF the ship
ments were via the Suez canal In 1885
the shipments by that route to America
were but 9,254,l 1877 pounds, while San
Francisco received l2,493,lS7 pounds.
This year the imports by way Of San
Francisco have reached 20,526, 2S0 pounds,
while those via the SueZ canal have fallen
off to 7,592,049 pounds From Yokoha-
ma to New York by the canal takes sixty
days, by San Francisco lorty-nine days.
Insurance and freight charges are dlmin-
ished, and tine tea, being fresher, is said
TO be better when brought by the latter
route.
A cuTious correspondent has taken the
trouple to dissect the works Of that SEN
sational French dramatist, d'Ennery, and
he finds that they require the co-opera-
ton Of IL widows, l6 sons and 2 daugh-
tiers OF persons executed, so orphans of
the male and ll2 Of the female sex, 60
blind persons and 10 feigning blindness,
80 DETAINED virgins, 22 fratrlcides, patri-
cides, l45 foundlings, l62 lost and lie
kidnapped children, l24 children ex-
changed or foisted, 2l2 false Wills, PIC
stolen pocket-hooks, 1913 duels with
swords, l6S with pistols, with sabers,
8 with knives, and 10 with axes 43 fires,
1913 murders with weapons ard 1856 with
poison, 46 drownings, 26 guilty and 62
innocent galley conyicts, so freed and SO
escaped prisoners, II adulterers, GA
seducers, 1l5 burelaries, 206 distraits,
10 lunatics, 62 cretins, % feigning
lunatice, ll3 false marriages, and Al
bigamists
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1886-10-16

JouREALIsM in the large cities seems
to be at a low ebb. The Philadelphia
Press devotes two columns OF It's nrst
page to alleged likenesses OF all the low
actors OF the Title Smith tragedy,
while the Newly ork Times has the same
space occupied by miserable parody OF
Hiawatha, aimed at the Sun, which Is
only remarkable for its lndecency, pro-
family and general stupidity. The New
York Sun, that "shines for all )" let's its
light dwindle In showing that Jones, the
editor Of the Times, Is a humbug. The
inference Is, II these be specimens, in our
haste we might say, all journalism is hum.
bug.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1886-10-16
SUNSET COY.

The Hon. Samuel S. (Sunset) Cox is
back from the Orient. Contessedly weary
Of Constantinople, he treads again the
streets Of New York City, where he is at
home, and liked by everybody, even the
Republicans who vote against him. He
is minister 10 Turkey yet, and will posi-
bly, return there, but he owns up like a
man and admits thai he had much rather
remain in the United States, as a member
Of congress from New York, than return
to Turkey as minister pleDipotentiary,
etc, with big salary and not much to
do. He has given his old constituents to
understand that if they want him to serve
them again they have only TO elect him to
his former position in the house, and he
will tell the president TO give the Turkish
mission to somebody else. II is TO be
hoped the Democrats in his district win
take him at his word and keep him at
home. He Is clean, safe man /;
3 sound Democrat; solid for tariff
reform an able parllamentorlan; a ready
debator; and he has fund Of wit and
philosophical good humor that made his
career in the house treat for the whole
country ripping, sunny poem, en-
belllshed with smiles. He was ever o
friend, in and out Of congress, to the
South, and the South would rejoice to
see him at Washington again. II an
opinion from Democratic Texas can have
any weight with his constituents, we shall
hope to read, next March, OF Sunset Cox
being sworn In as member OF congress
from New York Such a man is almost
as good as buried as diplomat. He is
live American, Of the best type, too,
and should be where he can do his fell
low-Amerlcaus the greatest amount of
good-which Is in congress.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1886-10-16

THE interminable wrangle over the
o. 900, 600 OF unpaid debts left by the late
Archbishop Purcell Is renewed at Cincin-
natl, The archbishop was good man,
and the church assumes that he went to
heaven, but II he Is cosniEaut wherever
he isl OF the disgraceful squabble here
over his debts,he must be in worse pur-
gasory than holy church ever prayed a
sinner out OF. IT is not believed, even by
his creditors, that Archbishop Purcell
meant TO wrong anyone. conading Cath
olics, nearly all poor people, came to him
for years with their savings and made him
their banker. He did not know the frst
principle OF flnancierIpg, and his brother,
the Very Rev Edward Purcell, had charge
OF aud invested the money, Father Ed
ward was wretched nnsncier, too, and
when the archbishop died one day The
crash came. The money was loaned righi
and left Without security, and sometime!
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1886-10-16
WORK FOR JOHN ICELAND.
ae is Kept Busy PaFd"ning Convicts-Th
PnbBo Kept in the Dark.

ae Ia Kept Busy Pardoning Convicts-The
Pnblio Kept in the Dark.
special 70 the Gazette.
AUSTIN, Tex, oct. l5.--The pardon
business is now a. sealed book. The
names Of conyicts turned out Of the
open" by executive clemency cannot be
obtained, although record is kept In the
Office OF the secretary Of state. A GA
zETTE correspondent called on Governor
Ireland sometime back, end requested to
know why this was thus. The governor
told him be had discontinued giving
the names OF pardoned convicts to tie
press, because the publication Of these
psrdons only serves to stimulate the
friends Of other convicts, and thus food
the department with petitions. There is
reason to believe, however, that very
large number OF pententiary inmates
have been pardoned Of late, but what
their names, whence they came, what
was their offence, or why pardoned, is
kept from the pub lie. Superintendent
Goree has been written to, but he refers
the newspaper men to the penitentary
board, or its secretary, the secretary to
the secretary OF state, and he to the
governor, sort of clrcumlocution affair
on wheels.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1886-10-16
CLEBURNE.

Arrested for Horrible Crime-Cotton
shipped-A Lady Teacher Boycotted.
Special to the Gazette.
CLEDURNE, TEX Oct. l5.-Sherlff
Boyd arrived from San Antonio last night
bringing with him the man Charlie
Stevens, charged here with outraging en-
insane woman, A preliminary trial Of
his case was had last night before Justice
Hodge, who fixed his bond at $1,000,
which was made. To-day the Justice,
however, upon further evidence being
obtained, had him re-arrested and he will
be given another preliminary inyestiga-
ton Tomorrow.
The 400 bales Of cotton bought from
the alliance by Barnett G Co., of Fort
Worth, were shipped to-day.
Mr.. John B. Hudson, an old resident of
Cleburne, and formerly district clerk of
this county, died yesterday and was
buried to-day.
1t is reported that young lady teach
ing schd ear here has been boycotted
on accd g her political opinions,
which ara itable or pleasing to her
patrons
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1886-10-16
NEWS AND NOTES.
pleasant

There are $40 Southern cotton mills at
work as against l6l six years ago. Pro-
duction has been increased from SIC, 1885,
56s to SS0,726, 100, or sS per cent.
Al. Whitman of Canton, H., ate at
breakfast an egg which measured eight
inches IN circumference one way and
tanned three yelks.
The chesnut bell mas been superseded
In Buffalo by the liar card. When the
story-teller becomes too enthusiastic In
his eXaggeratlon, the listener hands him
card on which is printed, al am some
what VI a liar myself"
A Western paper tells an unlikely story
OF girl who stuffed the arm Of an old
coat with hay and placed It around her
waist and sat Ia the soft moonlight OF a
sweet evening last week. The other girls
are dying with envy.
Here is still another centenarlan. II is
Mrs, Betsey II. Post OF Rochester, N. ",
who was 100 years old on Setember 2t.
Less than q year ago she travelled from
Chicago to Rochester without inconven-
fence. She hears and sees we'll, convers-
es as intelligently as she did half a cen
tury ago, and her fair, smooth, and but
little wrinkled.face gives no indication OF
her great age.
The London AthenSum Is authority for
the statement that the pigment known as
'mummyn is nothing more nor less than
your ancient Egyptian, his bones, his
bandages, bitumen and all, ground up
with oil, 1t resembles asphaltum In lts
general qualities, except that, probably
owing TO admixture of linen nber, tn,
mineral oil of the ancient hitumen has
disappeared, so that mummy is not quit,
so liable to crack or move on the canvas
II is explained that the reason the ma
iority OF women wear black stocking
while bathing in the sea is to brighter
away the sharks. At least that IL wha
Frank Stockton assigns as the reason TO
wearing black hose IN the water in hi
amusing story Of "Mrs. Lecks aud Mrs
Aleshine.n One OF the heroines pro
pounds as fact that sharks never ea
colored persons, and the nearest they cal
come TO being colored in the water is t
wear stockings OF sable hue.
With the extinction of the buffalo will
90 the useful buffalo robe, unless the ex
pertinent OF a certain Manitoba farmer
widely extended. few years ago he bs
came possessed Of young buffalo bul
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1886-10-16

THE Express does not feel like joining in the
jubilation OF Fort Worth over the prospects for
securing that Brentwood road II means Il
fight for San Aotonlo W ere che hiss heretofore
had things all her own way. II, however com
petition Is the lifs OF trf dc, Fort Worth will
make It lively for San Antonio In come Of the
western counties, though with our northwest
ern road this clty win still "haye tho pole -
lsan Antonio EIpress
The fight will help both cities. There
are some cities in Texas whose only
claim TO greatness is an assumed, pros
pective rivalry Of Fort Worth. But San
Antonio "ls foeman worthy the steel OF
Fort Worth"
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1886-10-16

TEAS people are rejoicing In tho fact that
very soon blsckhaws, persimmons, 'possnms,
tom-and-isrry and other Refreshments will
DO ready TO pun Most OF these desirable &C
duisiiions will soon be ready also for pulling"
In Virginia. Come TO remember, however,
there is nothing strange in any such happen.
ing A majority OF the origir al Texas settlers
were Fundamentally 80 Sam Houston and
Moses Austin Richmond State.
Texans, like Buck Fanshaw, never 90
back on their maternal relative, and IL
the Virginia editor will visit US, he win
find the descendants true to the tradition.
al hospitality of the mother state, even to
the extent of genuine mint julip.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1886-10-16
TEXAS In TYPE.
Clippings from state Exchanges on Matters
of Interest

Clippings from state Exchanges on Matters
of Interest.
Travellers report the country around
Harold all under water,
The Lampasas journal boasts OF the
temperance of that town.
The Brazos river between Cleburne and
Glenrose is out OF Its banks.
There is q demand for -pickers
on Little river, in Bell county.
Mrs. .. Mcintyre of Austin was ad-
judged insane and sent TO the asylum in
that city.
A. Lamothe OF Houston was killed
Wednesday morning, while coupling a
car at Galveston.
There have been twenty wagon-loads OF
apples on the streets of Mckinney dur.
ing The last week.
Wheat and oats demand good prices in
Lampasas county, and cotton Is much
better than was expected
On Tuesday last there were sold at the
Alliance cotton-yard, in Cleburne, 40C
bales of cotton. Prices ranging from tc
u cents.
The rains in Morris county have inter.
fered with cotton picking Corn is nearly
all gathered and there is sufficient for
home supply.
The northern mail coach in the Pan
handle got stuck In n quicksand bed In
the Canadian last Saturday, and sunk
nearly out of sight. 1t had to be taken
out IN pieces.
w. b. Lewis, in digging we'll at Den
lson, found collaborating quartz which
he says will assay so cents to the loo
pounds Of rock.
In Eastland county there have been
fine rains, improving the range so thai
the cattle are fattening rapidly. Those
farmers who have received seed wheat are
sowing, and Others are busy preparing
the ground.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1886-10-16
wills Points Hotel.

Special to the Gazette.
Wills POINT, TEX, Oct. l5-The
Montfort house is in blaze of glorious
enjoyment. From every window streams
warm glow of light out into the mellow
moonlight. The spacious dining hall is
brilliant aud the tables are laden with
luxurious viands, while the air is rich
and heavy with the magnificent music OF
a full quartette chorus from White, and
the gentle fall Of many promenading feet
on the long balcony, and low voices OF
the promenaders flow softly into the
music and complete the melody, The oc-
casion is the grand opening OF the house.
Everything is refltted in the best style,
and Wills Point can boast better hotel
than any town of it's size in the state.
Mai Montfort Is q veteran hotel man,
and deserves much praise for his energy
and enterprise.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1886-10-16
Negro Raylsher L,nched.

MEMPHIS, TENN, oct. l5,--Mrs
Leach, white, residing two miles from
Dyersburg, Tenn, was raped Wednes,
day night by negro named Matt Wash.
ington, who was shortly aiterward cap.
tured and lodged In jail Thursday
morning al 10 O'Clock crowd of 25d
unmasked men surrounded the jail and
took forcible possession of the rayisher
They would have hanged him in Dyers.
burg, but at the request of many promi.
nent citizens they carried him across the
river and strung him up to the neares,
tree. Washington confessed, saying he
intended TO have rayished Mrs. Leach's
thirteen-yeer-old daughter, who was ab
sent from home. He also confessed to
having rayished three other women.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1886-10-16

A cAsE Of assault and battery In which
the plaintiff was young man of twenty
five, and the defendant woman of sixty
four, Is certainly not common in the an
nails Of law. There was such an one
tried at Gatesville a few days since. The
aggravating cause was that mildest Of all
fluids, milk, which has generally been
considered harmless, and yet in this in
stance, stirrer up of strife. The young
man, who "thought he was boss Of the
ranch," decided that sweet milk was the
proper drink. While she, who manipu-
lated the churn-dasher, considered butter
milk good enough for such as he. This
difference Of opinion was marked by q
disposition on the woman's part to sus-
tain her position by force Of arms. A
short skirmish ensued, and the hero, at.
ter sustaining slight injuries, ned to the
halls Of justice for redress, The jury,
like wise men, decided that buttermill
was good enough for any man, and the
woman still holds the fort.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1886-10-16
A chicago nsfaulter Uaptur.a,

CLEVELAND, OHIO, Oct. l5.---Last Mon
day a well dressed man, shout forty years
old, accompanied by his wife, arrived at
Silverthorn's suburban hotel at Rocky
River, six miles from Cleveland, and to.
day Mat P.nkerton Of Chicago placed him
ender arrest and took him to Chicago.
lie proved to be j +, J. Bradley, default
ing manager of the Pullman Sleeping Car
company, who disappeared last July after
pany. bradley formerly had charge of
the Pullmen interests at Chicago and De-
trOit
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1886-10-16
HUNTING FOR WILSON.

The Lamar County Horsc Thief Believed
to be In Pine Greek.
Special to the Gazette.
PARIS, TEX, Oct. lb,--From one OF the
county officers we learn about the follow
ing in regard to the supposed lynching Of
horse thief named Wilson, from Arkan-
sas, in this county near Red river, on last
Thursday night. This man Wilson was
taken from the guards that night by seven
or eight men, and up to this time nothing
definite has been heard of him. Leon
Pevee, a deputy sheriff, living in that
neighborhood, says he tracked the mob
to near the mouth Of Pine creek, where
there is u long bridge with large drift
under it. About midway two or three
rlanks in the bridge were torn up, and
there was hole down through the drift.
II is supposed Wilson'S body has been
dropped In there. The drift will be torn
out tomorrow and the creek dragged, and
It is very probable his body will be found,
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1886-10-16
Notes from Paris.
special to the Gazette.

optUIHI 70 EhU NHLtIIt'
PARIS, TEX, Oct. l5,--P. j. Pierce Of
Honey Grove and Miss Cora l.. Price of
this place were msrried at the First
Presbyterian church yesterday.
The remains of DIR. J. II. w. Mickey
nolds, who died of congestion Wednes-
day morning, were laid TO rest in the
Evergreen cemetery yesterday evening by
the knights OF Pythias, Of which order
he was member in good standing. He
leaves young wife.
The trial Of Dick Blackburne for the
killing OF John Burke last Saturday night
is set for November 8.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1886-10-16
BALp ANp TOOrRLEGS.

writer in the Popular Science Month
ly for October maintains that the future
human race is to be bald and toothless.
He seems to have a penchant for unique
sort Of investigation, which is no other
than to visit places Of public resort, and
take II seat in the gallery for no other pur-
pose than TO ascertain by actual count
how many show any signs of ac-
tual badness, He says that In
most Of the Eastern cities fully
30 per cent. OF the men over
thirty years OF age show unmlstakable
signs of badness, while nearly 90
per cent. have spots on their heads that
are not only bald, but actually polished
with gloss that is supposed to belong
to extreme old age alone. This state
nient has been verified by close observa-
ton. He finds that bald headed men are
most plentiful in New York and Boston,
closely followed by Philadelphia, Wash
ington and the Western towns 1t
may also crafty our readers who
possess "marble fronts" to learn
that this scientific writer maintains
that intellectual men and brains workers
are more liable to be bald than those VINO
get their living by manual labor. He also
gives some interesting facts about the
early decay Of the teeth, and comes to
the conclusion that some time in the dim
tptare, we shall all be toothless and hair.
less, The loss of hair will not be so bad
for the ladies, for they can hide the bald
place with an artificial "switch," and the
gentlemen will be consoled with the
thought that they have none to pull, hut
to think of everyone wearing store teeth
and dentists rolling in wealth is not SC
pleasant.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1886-10-16

THE political kettle Is red hot and still heat
ing Ia Tarant county. The funeral Of the
Dark Lantern parry win be preached In HH
GAZETTE once the day after the election
Mourning friends wherever dispersed, are in
yited TO be present. All boycotted papers 10
the state viii send relatives -fAlvarado Bull
letin.
The defeat Of the Dark-Lantern ticket
is necessity. Fort Worth and TarraDt
county cannot afford to have that ticket
elected. This town and county want to
grew.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1886-10-16

Rates Of Advertising Furnished on Application
RcHitfdnces by dran, posto9ice money order u
% re0fsfeTcd letter, at risk oCcgce.
Correspondence "a soiicited upon all neics SUD
tecfs
Prompt information Of evenfs and Hsics happen
eygg Compensated
1u communications intended for publication
sAaa BE- accompanied on the lcFteT's name and dd
eress- not for publication bia as an evidence o
good gntth
Parties sorssiEg TO THE GAZETTE on btlsfnes
persoRdl 90 themselves ieiu please icose stamp oi
replI.
AHIessers relating 10 business OF any Kind Sho,iia
be addressed 10 THE GAZETTE, Fort Worth, Tea
DEMOCRAT PUBLISHING COMPANY.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1886-10-16
Mar,os county sonds.
Special to tho Gazette.

JEFYERsoN, Tex, oe, lB.-The com.
missioners' court has been in session to.
day. hon. w, s, Herndon, represent
ing w, N. Collier, who controls the
largest amount of Marion county bonds,
was present. The adjustment as reported
some time ago Of 30 cents ON the dollar
was agreed TO by Mr., Herndon. Ashght
change in the verbiage Of the decree az
the court was made at his suggestion,
aud the court adjourned.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1886-10-16

MRS. LASoTRY has returned TO the
United States TO secure some more Of ouf
fine engravings. She ls said to be pas
sionstely fond Of engravlDgs, and the
kind she draws from the pockets Of
confiding Americans no doubt better
pleases her fancy THAI the work OF private
artists.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1886-10-16

JUSTLY or unjus.ly, with or without
cause, there is public apprehension OF
the consequences of Dark-Lantern sue.
cess In view OF the feeling, 1t is not too
much to say that the success of the Dark
Lantern ticket would be a calamity. II
the men on thatticket were angels OF light,
instead OF being ordinary place-hunters,
the result would be the same. The
methods that created the ticket alright
people, and success of the ticket would
be grievous blow TO Fort Worth at this
iuncture If.this city consults It's mate
rial interests It will bury the Dark
Lantern ticket fifty fathoms deep--the
bigger the majority against such methods
the better for Fort Worth.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1886-10-16
Resumed work.

PHILADELPHIA, Pa, Oct. l5.-Work
was resumed this morning at all of the
Frsnkford cotton and wooden mills, which
have been lying idle for the past nine
days, and in which about eleven hundred
hands were employed The trouble arose
through the demand for an increase In
wages. Arbitration has been agreed
uDOn
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1886-10-16
sRSON FAILURE.
THE
Tho L,abuh

Tho Liabuh~ veriap the Assets by n
stiond Deal
Special to the Gtr,,,
JEFFERSON, Plac' oct. 1.-The only
visible assets OF Ton'u, whose establish
ment was closed uiC Vsterday en- an at
tachment by the 9th, = bank of Jeffer-
son, are goods invoicel 1t s6765 So. The
following claims came to-day: H. B.
Clafin & Co., New York; S7500; A. Lam
fer, New York, $500; Mayberg RIOTS
childs Bros, St Louis, $462; NJ. p
Levy, S562, No attachments were levied
to-day as the assets have all been
covered.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1886-10-16

STATE DEMOCRATIC TICKET.
For governor, L. S. Ross.
For lieutenant-governor, I. B. Wheeler
For Encouragement, James S. Hogg
FOR associate justice, Reuben X. Gaines
For land commissioner, r. M. Hall.
For comptroller, John d. Mccall.
For treasurer, Frank Lubbock.
For superintendent public instruction
o. II. Cooper.