Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1886-02-17
DENISON.
A Negro Notified to Leave the Country
in Eight Days and Seeks the
Laws Protection.
Grand Mardl Ora. Parade--Thc Jamerson
cnse--He Found his vaiise in Place
NO strike.


NO strike.
Special to the Gareuc.
DESIsoN, Tx, Feb. lG.--The report
that the section hands on the Houston &
Texas Central milroad had struck IS
without foundation. Mr.. j. ID. Quinn, a
contractor on the line, and who is build
ing stone culyerts, has several stone cut
ters working for him who struck and
wanted the other workmen to do like.
wise, but they refused. He has been
unable to ill the places as yet.
j. G. Atkinson, from Tennessee, had
his yallse stolen from the depot Yesterday,
and remaining over night he stopped al
the Southern hotel, and on going to his
room was surprised TO soc his yallse
there. The man who claimed Il
was named II. Mundy and
he was put under arrest, tried before
Judge Nevins and his bond fixed at $3.50
TO appear at the county court next MAY.
Failing to give bond he was taken to
Sherman.
A report several weeks ago in The GA
zErTB stated that city official was
thought TO be defaulter for several
thousand dollars; then II stated that the
several thousand dollars had been &C
counted for, which was only mistake in
bookkeeping. The investigating COM
mlttee told GAZETTE reporter that they
had come 10 the conclusion that Il was
unintentlonal on the part OF the officer TO
be defaulter, but IL was only mistakes
in his bookkeeping. THE GAZETTE
told the public that, but the morning
News states that there Is stlll shortage
10 Collector Smiths account Aldermen
Tone, Carter end Boss are looking into
the matter, and Il is still their opinion
that 1t is just as previously stated by
THE GAZETTE. Mr.. Smith has many
friends In Denison, who are waiting for
the official report of the committee before
they will even suspect him of being de-
faulter. TnE GAZETTE hopes everything
will turn out satisfactory, and believes 1t
will.
A short session Of the council was held
last night, when several school accounts
were allowed. 4 communication was
read from Galveston, asking the city OF
Denison to cooperate with them In secur-
ing deep water at that point. II was
ordered "iiled," and each councilman
will sit down on the "fllen TO keep II
from ever coming before them again. No
Denison is not stuck on deep water al
Galveston; nary drop.
The committee investigating the books
of the city assessor and collector was
granted more time. The council ther
adjourned until Thursday next
Wiley Waddles, colored, came TO Den,
ison yesterday and asked the protection
Of the courts, stating that he had beer
shot at last Saturday night. He also hat
two notes In which the writer gave hin
eight days TO leave the country, or tax,
the consequences. Judge Adams vii
| investigate the matter to-day.
The following is one of the notes an,
the other is the same in meaning;
"DENIsoN, TEX, Feb. l2.-Wilel
Waddes, the best thing you can do is L
leave these parts inside OF eight days o
risk the consequence" X, X
! The negro says he has no idea who th
party is, as he knows Of no enemies.
John Noel was tried yesterday ON tn
charge of theft from the person OF job
Shriyanch, and was honorably dismissed
The man Shrivanch became drunk, and o.
SOLDERING up found that he was shor
three $50 bills, and as Noel was the las
man he remembered OF being with
charged him with the theft.
"Taken from Life" win appear at tn
opera house Saturday, February 20.
Michael Welsh,a section hand, was fine
$40 and cost, making SlG.50, yesterda
for stealing a companions clothes an
selling them for 81 to Gully Fletcher
The o. o. OF II. is having large poster
printed for its grand parade on the 9th {
next month, on Mardi Gras day Mos
OF our leading merchants will have 6oat
on that day representing their differer
branches OF business. Let every ma
put his shoulder TO the wheel and max
the day success
II has been stated In the Little Rocl
Ark, and also some home papers, this
United States Marshal IIockney ha
turned Jamerson,s the man who. carrie
whisky into the Territory on Conductc
Knowlton's train, ana got away from Tn
marshals after being under arrest in IL
Nation, and was arrested In Denison b
Hockney, that he had turned his prison'
over to another officer. This is not tru
An officer came down after Jamerson bl
Hockney was not asleep by any means,
"greeny" either, but held TO his ma
and he was taken TO the Sherman jail
iltNhhtJ hiihHoiis
! Prof. Vanamburgh of Greenyille, pa
visit to the Denison high schools ye
terday.
The case Of Hughes Knox, suit to r
cover SIl9 for groceries from CoIductC
Pauline, that was tried in Judge Adam
court, was decided this morning at
} O'Clock by jury who returned a verdi
, In favor OF the plaintiff for sll9, plainti
, 10 pay costs. Conductor Pauline su;
them for 5000 damage, which was II
allowed.
Deputy Constable Gardener went aft
ore Chas. johnson for aggravated assau
! on neighbor.
, -Four carloads OF the machinery for 4
new ice house arrived this mornin
! The building is fast nearing complete
| and II won't be but few days until q
5 machinery is placed in position.
I. i. NJ. Robinson, the hardware me
) chant, went over to Sherman to-day.
7 j. c. Wright, who runs confectlone
: store in the Colonnade block, has
! moved TO the opposite side OF the stree
. from his old stand.
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