Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1886-08-08

UFOCft8 NNI lOllVMS0 uP WIN tnC WhItI
drawn from the we'll. The difference
was MARKED in degree astonishing. When
the glass was filled with the water both
quantities were as clear es water could
be. and only those that saw the glasses
filed could distinguish the well water
from the melted ice, but when the caustlc
ves dipped into the water from the we'll
IL as by magic assumed all but black
color, resembling somewhat paint made
by the mixing of white lead, lampblack
and oil, the sediment settling at the bot
tom in CRYSTALS more Of che color OF in
digo mud. The experiment proves that
the best water we use here from our well
near the business portion OF the city ia
heavily charged with decayed vegetable
and animal matter, most detrimental to
health and life.- [Texarkana Public
opinion.
THAT'S TaE TALK,
We think that persons in this and adj
Joining counties, where the drought has
prevailed, need not entertain any serious
fears OF starvation. IL the counties
around us have not made a sufficient
amount, In those not far off, an abun.
dance has been raised. The cotton to-
day on three-fourths OF the farms In Co.
manche and Erath counties is looking
better than It did in 1879. The first gem
eral rain that ended the drought then did
not fail until the 9Th day Of August, and
as there was late fall, very good crop
of cotton was gathered. May such a
thing occur again, is our fervent desire.
II Dublin Wide Awake.
WE HAD LIKE CASE.
Clarence Smith was before Justice
Walton this morning on a charge Of carry
ing into the county jail instruments use
full in aiding prisoners confined under
felonious charges so escape. Geo. VIM
berly, one of the witnesses, was called
and he being convicted of felony and
having been confined in the same cell
with the escaped prisoners, question
was raised upon the admissibility of his
evidence. The court ruled out the testi-
mony of Wimberly upon sufficient evil
dence of his conviction, and adjourned
till 2 o'clock p. m. During the mean
time transcript Of the proceedings Of
the cases In which Wimbeily was con-
victed will be made out aud presented to
the court Corsicana Courier.
THE sELF-CoCKER.
Last Sunday morning our people were
surprised to learn that B. w. Stone was
killed and the body was in the
courthouse yard. Mr.. Stone had
been at work on Five Wells ranch during
the summer and ON Thursday, the Goth
ult,, was out shooting rabbits with G
Engle, who had been out there but few
days. As Glib was passing q self-cocking
pistol to Stone it was accidentally dis
charged, the ball lodging in stones body.
On Friday morning bed was made Ia u
spring wagon and Glib and r A. Branton
started to Midland a distance of forty
miles, for surgical aid. The man was in
considerable pain, and breathed his last
while passing through the Chicago pas
ture. The team reached town soon after
midnight In the morning the body was
in an awful state of decomposition, and
Judge Lancaster at once made provisions
for burial Mr.. Stone came to Midland
from Mexico last fall, doing his first car
penter work on the Davis building His
parents reside in Georgia. - Staked
Plain.
ANOTHER DIPLOMATIC CONTROVERSY.
Frank Starr has captured and holds as
a prisoner the screaming Mexican eagle
that has been committing outrages on his
possessions for the last few days. If
there is no other method of settling this
diplomatic middle between the States
and Mexico, we can retaliate like h-ilar-
ity. Hold the fort, Frank and let the
consuls turn themselves loose.-T San An
tonic Evening Paper.
TO THE COAL FIELDS.
Col. G. I. Malone of Lampasas, and
others, are opening coal mines in the
Starkweather pasture on Bull creek,
twenty miles south of Coleman. j. W.
Gibson has employed new force of ex-
perienced miners to open his mines on
the branch known as Little Bull creek
II, i. Dunman and 7. j. Lewis have both
struck coal in their wells near Coleman.
The Pueblo mine on the river bank is
said to be turning out coal equally as
good as the McAllister mines in the Ma
ZION, out the owners are confident that In
less than 100 feet more they will strike a
thicker and better vein.-r Bolton News
IT'S BIG ENOUGH.
There Is movement on foot to slice
of another county from Tom Green. The
new county proposes to begin at the
northeast corner OF Tom Green. 1t is
Claimed by those who are working the
matter up that there are enough people
living within the limits of the proposed
new county to sustain a county govern
ment. II such is the case, the legislature
should grant their request Pamela
Waterman
HONEST AND EARNEST.
Judge K. X. Beckham has developed q
strong support in this county His honest
lace and earnest manners are calculated