Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1886-02-10
TEXAS IN TYPE.
The Drift OF Events IN Various Quarters OF
tho Lone Star State.


tho Lone Star State.
Samples OF gold ore have been found
recently In kinny county.
Wolves are said 10 be numerous in the
cancbrakes along the BraZos.
Up 20 this time not many sheep or cat
tie have died in Coleman county.
Remarkable fecundity, Mr.. Abe Wagner
of Hopewell has SOW with thirty-seven
pigs.
About Glen Rose the wheat is becom-
ing green from the Influences of the few
days.
At Waco the Brazos river remains
fordable, which Is unusual at this time of
year.
The farmers Of Washington county have
every available team ana pillow at work
turning over the soil.
A native Greek couple was married In
Austin last week, supposed TO be the first
ever married In that city
Mr.. Sessions, living near Rice, is the
inventor Of car-coupler and has been
offered $4,000 for hnlf interest
Bone gathering on the plains continues
profitable. A carload was shipped from
Staked Plains one day last week.
Mrs. Gen, IL. II. Candy, whose husband
was killed by the Modocs, has recently
been a guest of friends In Austin.
Clebnrne Is estimated to have $50
houses; allowing 1--we persons to each
house the population numbers ilG6.
The citizens Of Wichita Falls are taking
steps to secure a branch OF the new fed
eral court which Is soon to be created.
About Greenville the farmers have done
great deal OF blowing, the ground being
In 0ne condition from the hard freezes.
Waco still receives some cotton.
One day last week wagons brought Ia
thirty-tlve bales and the compress turned
out 800 bale,.
There seems TO be laudable rivalry
between Tyler and Henderson, the latter
place claiming up to date receipts In adj
vance 1000 bales.
Bolton gets the Baylor Female college
The committee accepted the offer OF S9l, =
ou0 cash with necessary ground, and are
selecting the site,
Thomas Lacy, Familiarity known MS
"unclo Tom,n died In Henderson Febrn.
AIRY o. II Is said he was among the first
who came to Rusk county.
A Frenchman has bought a house on
the bank OF Railroad tank, at Axtell, for
the purpose OF raising frogs and terra.
pins 10 supply the eplcures,
McCulloch county Is suffering for rain,
the ground being so hard the farmers
and II difficult To break the new ground
aud put II In condition for planting
G. NJ Bessent OF Paris received few
days since very hre registered Jersey
heiicr ten months old, for which he paid
e76 10 Gooch 4 Ritchey, the noted cattle
breeders of Auburn, Ky.
The general opinion in Grayson county
Is that the wheat has not been injured to
any great extent by the late freeze, The
iowiands may sutfer, but as yet the real
condition OF wheat cannot be ascertalued.
The Abilene Reporter says ga yearllng
belonging 70 j. w. Red died Saturday
night with something like hydrophoba
The disease must have been communl.
Gated by one OF the poisonous species OF
skunksn
The Willis Index says of that section
that the ''oid farmers report the earth IN
splendid condition for blowing, and
-aY the present indications for this years
crop point TO an Increased acreage OF both
corn and cotton"
There Is a scarcity Of money In Cotulla,
owing 10 the fact that as yet there are
few contracts for spring delivery of cat
~, but as there are plenty In the country
for sale, II Is expected In few weeks It
Will be more abundant.
The killing OF ano thor large bear is re-.
ported, this time in Grant county. He
weighed 4s7 pounds, with "ileecen four
Inches thick. The hide measured eight
feet seven inches In length and SIX feet
seven inches IN width
S,ockmen in MoCuiloch report some
cattle dying and fear considerable loss
unless there should be speedy main. They
say ''there h no grass about the water
holes and stock have To 90 so far for wa
ter that many OF them literally stsrye."