Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1886-12-24
The Hearing Regarding the Removal
Of the Federal Court from Gra-
ham Continued Yesterday
Henrietta Is Brought Forward as q
Candldate--A Texan Gets
$1,000 Clerkship.
Rumors Revived OF the Appsoachin. mar.
rtHEe OF Secretary Lamar TO airs.
Eoit OF Macon, GA,
THAT rRDRRAI COURT.

from Nfaham was continued to-day. Mr..
o, e. Flnlay addressed the committee
setting forth the advantages Of the pres
emit location as being convenient and
practicable place 70 hold the court. He
was followed by John Boyer Of Abilene,
who took up the same arguments as were
advanced Yesterday by Mr.. Sayles
r. ID. Welborn Of Henrietta spoke
in favor of that city, aud was reinforced
by Gov. Throckmorton, who spoke at
some length, explaining the advantages
Of Henrietta over other cities. The hour
for adjournment having arrived, II was
agreed to postpone the further discussion
Ct this question until after the holiday re-
cess. A private letter was received from
the Indian agent AT Fort sill stating that
he would like 10 be heard on this ques.
ton, and the committee was then ad.
journed.
MOTHS FROM Tux CAPITAL.
! special to tho Gazette.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 2s Charles r.,
Hodge OF Texas was to-day appointed to
$1,000 clerkship in the postoillce depart
ment.
Senator Maxey was among the presi.
DENTS callers to-day.
Secretary Lamar win spend the holt.
days at his home ia Oxford, Miss. The
old rumor OF his contemplated marriage
with Mrs. Holt Of Macon, Ga. has been
revived, and It Is claimed that the event
will soon OCCUR
Secretary Manning has appointed Sam
uel Wallace XII Louisiana to be a micro
scopi un0sr the oleomsrparine law.
First Lieut.. James o Mckay, Third
cavalry, who "a located st Camp Pima
| Colorado, Tex, has been allowed one
months leave OF absence with permis-
sion 10 apply one months extension.
Gov ThFoekmQyton has appointed
James +. NJ Elyalno of Washington clerk
Of the committee on the Pacific raj road.
None Of the Texas delegatinu win 20
10 their homes for the Christmas holidays,
and all will remain in Washington work,
Ing up legitimate business and routine
business.
The president has directed that all
executive departments be closed at noon
on the day before Christmas and New
Years days..
First Comptroller Durham has disal
lowed the claim Of lhn s, Mosby fol
1913, collected as fees while United
1tdbtb SNHEhl nv ilbHf hNHks
A TAMMANY HALL APPOINTMENT.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 2s.--The secretary
OF the treasury has appointed James s.
Walsh to be assistant insp, ctor OF hulls
at New York. Walsh Is prominent
member 81 Tammany hall.
I'M COULDN'T sroP III.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 28--A curious SIT
uation has been developed IN the pending
pardon case Of John Lipp, formerly as
sistsnt postmaster Mt Lincoln, III. He
was convicted Of repeatedly robbng the
mails aud sentenced 70 three years In the
penitentiary, and has served ont half his
term. A long petition for pardon was
recently received at the department Of
justice, signed by Il large number ot citi.
zens Of Lincoln, without respect TO party,
asking for his pardon. The attorney
general took, the preeaution TO send TO the
prison authorities for report on his con,
duct as a prisoner, and information re-
turned that upon receiving him AZ the
prison he had been assigned 10 tile posi-
Office Of the Institution and that before a
great while he was detccted IN rObbing
the mails, and II was also discovered hat
he had been repeatedly guilty Of the OF
Tense. Present prosp cts of pardon are
not good
WHITE HOUSE, ENTERTAl.MRNTe,
WAsHISuToN, Dec rs The president
; has fixed the following dates for STATE
entertsi ments at the White House during
the present session. Saturday, January
/, the presidentie New Years r. ceptioD "a
officials and the public, from ! n m
70 o. m. Saturday, January ), JtDuary
20, February 3 and February 10, Mrs.
lCleveland's receptions from 3 TO 0 p. m
Thursday, January ID, presidents rec p
itlon te toe diplomatic corps from 20 II
y m. Thursday, January go dinner 10
the cabiuet Thursday, January ~,
presidents reception u senstors a. dtep.
reeentatlyes ia congress and judiciary from
Q To II p. m Thursday, February 3, din
ner to tho diplomatic corps. Thursday
February TO- presidents reception 70 Of.
ticers OF the army and navy and marine
corps. Thursday, February II, dinner
70 the supreme court. Tuesday, February
20, presidents public reception from 3
70 III p. m. II will be observed
that Mrs. Cleveland's Saturday afternoon
receptions are given flrtnlghtly, alter
natlng with the presidents evening recep-
ton. The foregoing plan provides me
entertainment AZ the White House every
week, and Is arranged 80 as 70 close the
social season, IS it begins with a state re-
ceptlon 10 which the public eau psrtlci-
pate.
The capitol was stdeserted 70 day
Two OF three senators and half a dozeD
representative dropped Ia 10 attend 70
personal correspondence, and a su0-cOm.
mittee al the house committee on
navel affairs fpsnt an hour OF
two IN hearing several officers
Of the navy department 10 explanation o.
estimates for the maintenance 81 tnht
department during this nfxs fiscal year
with these exceptions the halls Of the
house we're abandoned 70 pages sud en-
lployes engaged 10 cleaniDg up and els
trlbuti1g Documents.
As BOLD ~ AN IMPRESS RoBBERY
WASHINGTON, Dec 20 ~. 4 Re6ding-
Am ~ attorney for Lester A. Bartlett Of