Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1886-02-19

The Citizens ON the Top Notch Over the
Good News Sent by Senator Maxey
About the Frisco Road.
The Santa Re Gives Paris an Extension
OF Time on tho Bonus--Two Score
and Three Cocks.

special to tho Gazette.
PARIS, TEX, Feb. 1s.--A committee In
the interest Of the Paris g. Great North
crn railroad are at work this morning
waiting on the people here and they are
subscribing very literally, too, to secure
connection with the Frisco at Red river.
The directors Of the Paris & North
western and the committee OF twenty on
public interest will hold private meeting
sometime to-day az Hale Baldwin's law
office.
J. H. Neagle, local treasurer for the
Marshall, Paris & Northwestern Railroad
company, has resigned his position and
stepped down aud out to have nothing
more to do with il. There Is about ten
miles graded on this end OF the road.
While some OF the citizens here have
worked hard for that road others have
worked harder against 1t, and as to what
II will terminate In Is not known. In an
interview your correspondent had with
Manager Lloyd few days ago, he said
that II the people here did not pay their
subscriptions, that the road could be
built at less expense to go by Honey
Grove and there connect with the Santa
He. Capt. Lloyd was then on his way to
Galveston TO confer with the Santa Fe
officials.
The Texas e. Pacific railway company
have issued orders along the road that no
agent can employ any Of his relatives to
work in the departments, and also to dis
charge any and all that are employed.
This leaves Mr.. W. L. Braggin, cashier at
this place, out In the cold.
A card was printed In the Paris News
this morning, signed by several OF the
citizens OF Paris, respectfully asking Mr..
Ben Denton to become a candidate for
the Office OF mayor. MIR. Denton says he
appreciates 1t more than he would the Of
flee, but declines to accept.
Your reporter visited the second quar-
terly examination of the Paris public
school yesterday and found very perfect
system OF schools. Superintendent j. c.
Brook says the total enrolment OF the
schools win exceed 1900 scholars.
THE GAZETTE correspondent was
slapped on the shoulder this morning by
Jim Wright and asked II he didn't want
TO see some cocks.
"Why yes" sand The GAZETTE man.
We then went to his yard and found
that he had forty-three cocks up in coops
that he was taking good care Of, and when
asked what he was going to do with SO
many he said that out of that forty-ihree
he was going TO take twenty eight to Dal-
las and enter the cock fights. He has u
fine lot of chickens, so look out Dallas or
you may get licked. He will start to
Dallas Saturday.
Paris is worked up to the top notch on
railroad matters this evening over the
telegram received by Col. II. w. Light
foot from Gen. S. B. Maxey at Washing
ton, ID. c., stating that the Frisco road
bill had passed the senate to-day unani-
moIsly.
Your reporter was requested this
evening to make correction in regard
to suspension of work on the Marshall
Paris q Northwestern. The work was
suspended short time on account Of
the resignation of DR.. Magles as treas
urer, and he was also authorized to say
that the work was going on rapidly.
At the meeting last night there seemed
to be an inclination on the part of some
to withdraw their subscriptions from the
Santa Re and give it to the Frisco. At
the meeting Of directors to-day they shut
down on this drawback, and they asked
a GAZETTE correspondent to so state it,.
Those who have subscribed to the Santa
Re can now give to the Frisco whatever
they want, but they are stlll held to the
Santa Fe.
The people in general here are working
in earnest and have nothing but good
feeling toward the Santa Re, and they be-
lieve twill come here and the people in
tend giving II their aid and support, as it
has given Paris an extension of time in
which to make the subscription.