Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1886-08-01
ssruction on the order. The president
didn't intend to muzzle free American
citigep. Martin Ball.

ssruction on the order. The president
didn't Intend to muzzle free American
cltisea-- Martin Ball
RARE COLLECTION.
Judge James l.. Autry has taken much
pains TO collect and paste in book the
proceedings OF all the conventions held
Ia the different counties In the state as
far as he has been able to get them. IL
will be a valuable reference book in the
future. Corsicana Observer.
CROSS ROADS.
Last Monday twenty wagons were In
the city from Cross Roads after lumber
TO build college and Masonic hall at
that booming little town. The people
living In and about Cross Roads are pro-
gressive, enterprising and prosperous.
- Corsicana Observer.
RATHER ROMANTIC MARRIAGE.
Mr. w. c. Jackson, one of Kemp's
most enterprising young merchants, ar.
rived in the city last evening over the
Missouri Pacific railroad, and had In his
charge his young and beautiful bride.
Mr.. Jackson left home some few days
since, telling his people that he was going
TO Mineral Wells, but it now leaks out
that he went straight to Missouri and
MARI ed charming, blushing maiden OF
some eighteen summers. He had never
met the young lady until the day he mar
ried her, but had been corresponding
with her for some time. Yesterday even
ing, on the streets of Dallas, MIR. Jack
son accidentally met his brother, who
happened to be in the city on business,
| and told him he was a married man. His
brother would not believe q word of II
until he oil 20 ba a
hotel and presented to his beautiful sister.
in-law. Mr.. jackson has host OF friends
In Dallas, who congratulate him and wish
him much happiness The happy couple
left on the 4 80 train for their home in
Kemp Dallas Herald
A NEGLECTED GRAVE.
The grave Of Thomas j. Rusk, secre-
tary Of war under Burnet, president of
the constitutional convention of 1916,
signer of the declaration of Texas indie
pendence, and the one to whom Col.
Almonte surrendered, is at Nacogdoches,
covered with grass and weeds, and I'M
marked by even a gravestone. Texans
should not allow this disgraceful neglect
to continue Flatonia Argus.
GOING TO GALVESTON.
The Bowie Rifles held meeting last
night to take into consideration the adj
visibility Of attending the drill at Gal
weston. They concluded to go. We
trust all the boys may have a splendid
time TeXarkana Workman.
REV. r.. C PEARSON NOT DEAD.
1t is reported in some newspapers that
Rev X. 6. Pearson, who conducteda very
successful revival in Denton last spring,
died in Tennessee lately. Rev. j. T.
jenkins of Denton informs us that the
| report is mistake Denton Chronicle
EARLY COTTON.
Mr., II. w. Smith, who has plantation
in the vicinity Of Colbert station, l. r.,
sent to the Gazett er Office Yesterday d
package of their seed cotton. 1t was taker
to the Star store, and classed by ifr
star as strictly middling. This is the
earliest cotton, to our recollection, thai
ever made its appearance here 1t begin.
to look as II our Indian neighbors would
contribute the first Bale Denison News
WAR Is BETTER.
If ever there was nation that needed
| ripping up the back ii is Mexico. Peace
Is good thing to have In the family, but
war is better-when there IS nc
peace. No one can say that our
present relations with Mexico, or the
! past relalons OF twenty years, have
| been peaceful, There has been a con.
tinual aggravation on the part of our
treacherous neighbor, a continual crowd
ing the line of honor, and thereby keep.
ing us on the ragged edge. No American
! goes to or through Mexico with a feeling
of safety, or an assurance of protection
Their repeated insults, meeting nothing
but silence as deep us the grave, has only
encouraged them to more open and
fragrant disrespect, and the time has
come when they should be punished. We
would have but one regret in going into
such war, and that is the national in
feriorlty and baseness of the race. Theu
conquest would not be to the honor O
any country, but they need to be made al
example Of, in our own defense. -rCle
burne Telegram.
NEW PHRASE.
They have coined new phrase fo
stealing in that moral hub of the universe
Boston; 1t is, "grave Irregularities. A
least that is the way Boston dispatcl
put it in speaking of one Samuel G. Smell
ing, who as secretary OF the Lowell
Bleaching corporation for twenty-sevei
years, and after having his books investi
gated, is found to be short to the amour
"anywhere from 5000, 900 to $500, 900. ;
Wonder what they would have said if I
had been million?-[ Palestine Advocate