Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1886-08-01
DALLAS.
A Report from Hardeman County Says
the Drought Just Ended Was the
Worst for Ten Years.
james Scott, the slayer of Big Mack, Is
Admitted to BAH in the sum
of $4,000.

Special to the Gazette.
DALLAS, TEX July 81 William Jessie
Grant, who figured somewhat prominent
ly In local politics in this county some
years ago and subsequently removed TO
Hardeman county, was In the city to-day.
He says the published reports of the
drought in that section do not exaggerate
the actual condition OF affairs there All
character Of vegetation is withered aud
burned up and oldest Inhabitants say
there has not been such drought in ten
years. While many farmers are leaving
that section many others, he says, are
obliged to remain because they cannot
get away and there is a good deal Of
suffering among them.
WANT WAR.
The exciting news from the front, and
the possibility OF open hostilities within
the immediate future, appears TO have
temporarily distracted attention from the
congressional canvass and other abs orb
ing topics, and everybody Is talking war.
Gov. lreland's intimstlon that II the
United States government does not
choose to resent the outrage upon Amer
lean citizens, Texas Is able TO take the
matter In hand and protect her own clti-
2ens, meets with responsive echo here.
All day there has been talk OF an indlgna-
ton or mass-mt citing, or something OF
the sort, TO voice the sentiments OF the
people with regard to the Mexican out
RACES upon American citizens, aud
1t was said, late. this even
ing, that such Il meeting would
be neld tonight or tomorrow. II is pro.
HufI t..f 81.
emily identified with the movement, TO in
dictate TO the governor .lat he would be
upheld by the people In the event he
should call upon them to resist Mexican
aggressions, or TO punish Mexican out
RACES If the federal government fails or
refuses to act in the matter. The feeling
here is decidedly warllke, and there is nc
1 doubt that u call 10 arms, whether emana-
| ting from the general government or the
! powers at Austin would be responded tC
! with promptness and alacrity.
CUPBOARD AS AN INCUBATOR.
No one will gainsay the fact that th,
weather during the past two weeks ha
been warm, but some OF the stories tolt
In connection Herewith severely tai
credulity. Among the latest is one TO tn,
effect that porter in large dry-good
home with him about the beginning o
the heated term, and his wife put some o
them, which she did not need for imme
date use, In cupboard which was no
daily opened. Having occasion 10 opeI
the cupboard this morning, she was sur
prised TO find three bright and chippei
little chickens running about in place o
! the eggs she had left, The chickens, thu
porter says, are now running about tn,
yard as lively and promising as any h'
ever saw.
HABEAs CORPUS,
James Scott, charged with theImurder o
4. j, Mcdonald (Big Mack, was before
Judge AldredGe this morning on a writ o
habeas corpus. Evidence was introduced
TO show the bad character OF deceased
and to establish the fact that he not only
was very bad man, but that he haC
threatened the life Of the prisoner The
story Of the killing, as told by the wit
nesses, Is, in effect, that Scott's wife lief
her home and went to the house OF Biz
Mack, her step-father, during SCOTS alb
sence. Scott went after his wifi
and was met at the gat'
by Big Mack, who lnterfereC
to prevent him from taking his wifi
away, and Ia the quarrel which ensueC
Big Mack was shot and killed. After tn
hearing Scott was admitted to bail In th'
sum Of $1,000.
CHIPS.
Mr. Bledsoe OF Hutchius came In from
Arlington this morning aud reports tina
Willie Spruaner, who was accidental!
shot by young Ditto on Thursday last, i
in bad way, and his recovery doubtful
The normal school exercises will CLOS
Monday afternoon and examination o
teachers viii begin Tuesday morning a
the high school building,
The city assessor aud collector says BIZ
collections for the current year, up 70 IA
present, aggregate $4,000 against $500
up 10 the same time last year.
The county candidates are nearly al
out Of town to-day, attending a plcni
near Haugh's store.
Messrs. Wellbofn, Gibbs and Crawford
congressional apiranis, have been inyite'
TO address the Oakl8wn Democratic clu
next Friday night.
In compliance with instructions iron
the encouragement Of the United state
Marshal Caoell has forwarded TO him
list 0f names. charges and date OF CON
mitment OF all federal prisoners contine'
In the Dallas county jail during the tsca
year ended June 80. There were IA u
all, aud the charges ranged from petit
thieving 10 murder.
Battery Crawford gave an exhibition
drill at their camp at Shady View par
this evening, preparatory 10 their depart
ure f1r the int rstate drill AZ Galveston
on Tuesday.
A new bale Of cotton was brought Z
market to-day by Mr.. Tom Taylor
vas raised on the Dallas & Wichita rail
road. It viii be sold at auction honda
afternoon.
A horse attached 10 an leo wagon sue
cumbed 10 the intense heat on Elm stree
THE morning.
Marshal Cabell returned last night frot
Graham, where he had been Ia attend
ance upon the federal court. He says IN
recent rains In Jones county viii do III
grass much good, but are too latc TO bene
iii the crops. He says the roads are ful
Of movers coming down into Kaufman
Kills and johnson counties, and withou
outside assistance there viii be mue
suffering Ia the localities which hay
been most seriously Affected ~ tn
drought. Nearly everybody coming iron
J the West tells similar story.
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