Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1886-01-13
SHERMAN.
A Deaf-Mute That Is Making Life Bur
densome to the Grnyson
commissioners.
Flames at ColIipssilie-s Sentenced Convicts
"A Queer Death-Bank Elections
swan tor Governor.


Special to the Gnzete.
SHERMAN, TEX, Jan. l2.--News reached
the city this morningoi the burning Of
several buildings in Collinsville AZ 1880
O'Clock this morning, among which are
Lofflin's corner, Miller's building, and
! Fishers and Taylor's residences. These
included the postofIlce, with which all the
mail WAS destroyed, except registered
matter in the saving OF which Postmaster
/ Sieedman was severely scorched by the
flames. Besides this big fire two small
burnings are reported in the new town
near the railroad station. The last
named property belonged 10 Lew Meth
erly and Mr.. Yestal.
The commissioners court met again to-
day Tor the transaction Of the ordinary
business OF the session. This court has
an enigma In the person OF deaf mute,
about twelve or fourteen years OF age,
who made his appearance here about six
months ago without being able TO tell his
name or origin, and when his case was
reported to Judge Gregg he sent him to
the county farm. The boy is an lncor-
rlgible, and Will make his escape In spite
OF all that the keeper can do TO restrain
him. Application has been made TO the
superintendent OF the Deaf aud Dumb
asylum at Austin TO admit MIN, and there
by relieve the county of the charge, but
as he is suffering from scald head they
will not admit him at the asylum.
The following list Of convicts from the
last term OF the district court were taken
to the penitentlary this morning at 2i35
O'Clock by the state agent: joe Smart,
convicted at the spring term, whose case
was appealed and affirmed, on charge
Of murder, life sentence; Joe Williams,
colored, appealed and affirmed as above,
for murder, life sentence; Mont. jacobs,
theft and robbery, ten years
Thomas Mcdonald, robbery, five years;
j. w. Norton, theft from the person, five
years; Dan Smith, colored, assault to
J rape, seven years; Tom Wilson, colored,
burglary, two years; Marcellus Maderas,
burglary, two years; Wesley Clark as
, sault TO rape, two years; Jasper Steed-
man, theft of a horse, five years; John
! Brewer, theft Of cattle, two years; j. j.
| Stacey, burglary, nine years flames Moore,
, theft from the person, five years; Allen
} Saunders, colored, convicted Of incest
and sentenced for life, was brought
over last evening from Paris
! and taken on with the above.
There were twenty-eight sentenced at the
| late term of court, of which eight now re-
main to await the result of appeal to the
, higher court There still remain thirty
eight inmates in jail.
} On Monday of last week S. j. Miller,
} who lives on the Kentuckytown road
7 about ten miles from the city, was en-
. gagged in killing hogs, and had a tenant
named Horton assisting him. Late in the
. evening, while they were loading heavy
hog in the wagon, Horton got his head
Q fastened against the wagon body, and, as
he said, heard his neck crack when the
weight of the hog came AGAINST
him. He soon thereafter began
to complain of serious pain
and applied all the liniments at hand to
relieve him without avail Physicians
: were sent for, but when they came next
day he was totally unconscious, and died
on Tuesday night He has a brother-in-
law named Williams living in Denison.
Jesse Z. Loving, our worthy representa-
tive in the state legislature, had the mis-
i fortune to lose good deal OF the meat
from fifteen hogs killed during the pleas
ant weather ten days ago, and hos started
a miniature soap factory 10 utilize hi:
wasted pork as far possible. Jesse cal
make laws or soap either, a. necessity re
quires, and we may expect TO Sc,
him lay down his trust as 9
public servant with clean hands
y since soap has become plentiful in hi:
- neghborhood,
Billy Loving was installed as deputy
J. in the county clerks Office short time
" ago and this morning was called on fol
? the first time to issue marriage license
y The rumor is he will need one himself
= before long
e letter from Col. W }. Swain TO q
friend in this city says that gentleman
At.
win be Is candidate before the Democratic
" convention for governor of Texas at the
- next election. Alr. Swain has made I
% splendid comptroller OF state, and has
!" host of friends in Grayson county who arr
- willing 10 say, "You have been iaithtu
=, !" over few things; we will now make yo'
y, ruler over many
~ DIR. w. II. Trollinger and w. ID. Ligol
=, of Whitesboro, u. H. Ramsey of Mckin
"a ney, ID w. Light and other prominen
gentlemen were here to-day attending tn
elections OF bank officers. The electio
IN VI officers of the Merchants and Planters
~ National bank took place to-day, and IN
nc following gentlemen were elected u
20 rectors: @. C. Bnkly, II. a. Chapman
= j. j.. Randolph, Ed Eastburn, w G. Eu
q bank, c.. A. Andrews and Tom Randolph
10 c. c. Bulky was reelected TO the pres
~ dency, Tom Randolph cashier, and Chas
pe Dorchester assistant cashier, with all IN
old assistants.
In the election of directors for the Cit
ae bank to-day quite number OF stoch
III holders were voted for. II. q. Hall an
II, C. G.. Fitz of the old directory decline
VI 10 serve longer, The following wer
IT, chosen: Il j. Brown, G. G.. Jones, s !
:, Elliott, A. l.. Darnell, t. ID Joiner, o. {
Biyens. s. B. Allen, w. II. Landlord an
q; A. w. Byers. T. J. Brown will probaol
al be chosen president to take the place 2
n Judge Bledsoe, and G. G. Jones VIII D
y reelected cashier as soon as the boar
- meets
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