Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1886-02-20

The City Council Indorses Deep water
at Sabine Pass--Eastern
Excursionists.
List Of the Texas Newspaper Men Going TO
the Newspaper Convention ut Ciu-
cinnati- Quarantine.



DALLAS. TEX, Feb. l9.---The Mann
boudoir car "Stradella,n which has been
In the city three days waiting to carry
the Texas delegates to the National
Press convention at Cincinnati, was at.
tached TO the .l0 D.. m. east-bound this
afternoon. II win be taken over the
Texas 6 Pacific TO Shreveport, thence
over the Queen 4 Crescent route to Gin
ciunati 1t had ON board the following
representatives; J ii. Davis, president:
O. Il Gilbert, secretary; j. l.. Watson,
Tobias Mitchell Of the Houston Daily
Post; Charles Culmore, Houston Ma.
tional Reformar; Ben Culmore, Houston
Daily Herald, j t. Walker, Terrell;
Alex Wynn, Beaumont; 7 NJ. Bowers,
Luling; J. p. Bridges, Walter Ably, Long.
view; w. A. Adair, Marshall Messenger;
MIS-, l., ). McPherson, Sherman;
b. G. Murray and wife, Deni-
soni l.. D Liliard, Fairfield Recorder,
Miss Nav Guilliot, Texas poetess; l. W.
Clark, Bryan Pilot;J B. Crannll. Gates
vile; Hon. l.. L Foster, Groesbeck New
Era; w p. Gaines, Austin Statesman; j
g. Rankin, BRENNAN Banner; Mrs. G IL.
Winkler, Corsicana; Il G Rust and wife,
Dallas Mercury; Andrew Henry, Colo
RADIO; Mr.. George Lupton, Southwest
agent for the Queen & Crescent route,
accompanied the party. They will be
joined along the route by other represent.
atives from the state who did not come
to Dallas to join the party
An excursion train composed of six
cars passed through the city last night at
$3.50 with excursionists from the Eastern
states en- route To California. The train
was in charge OF j Lewis, the excursion
agent of the Missouri Petite.
| Mrs. Susan Payne filed petition for a
divorce from Samuel G. Payne In the dis
trict court tins morning. Alleged cruelty
on the part of the defendant is the cause.
DR.. Carter returned at $40 p. m. to
day and thought the situation at Fort
Worth serious and as a protection to Dali
las advised the city 60 be quaraDtined.
| The mayor accordingly issued to-pi4ht
quarantine proclamation. The mayor
| last night nominated DIR NJ. NJ. Newson
as quarantine officer, whose duty, with as
sistants, vii. be to examine all passen-
GERS on the incoming trains from the
| West and issue health certificates.
| At the night meeting of the council
they reported fayorably and accepted The
! proposition of sale from Mr. Cole TO the
/ city of eighteen acres of land adjoining
| the water-works ground Tor the city hos.
| pital, park and other uses the city may
desire to make of it, John Spelman was
elected water-works superintendent for
the uneXpired term, and Robert T. Best
! water-works rent collector The coun-
Gil indorsed deep water at Sabine Pass.
PERSONAL.
| Mr.. G.. Il. Gilbert of the Abiline Re
| porter is in the city
Robert Cockrell and family, who have
been soiourning in California in quest of
health, have returned.
Hon. l., l.. Foster, speaker of the house
of Representatives, was in the city to-
day aud went to the Cincinnati conven.
tion at $40 p. IN.
w. Scott and wife of Colorado City are
registered at the Grand-Wndsor.
Nj. b. Lloyd OF Fort Worth is In the
city,
REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS..
w. +. Short to A. Il. Livingstone, piece
of property on Ervay and Elm streets and
Pacific avenue, for $500; Rosenfleld
Meyer TO Charles j. Gumwald, west hall
Of lot No. 8, block No. 4, Crowdus
Akqrd's addition, for $3.50; V. Quinon tc
George B. Williamson, part of the w II
Ford survey, containing acre Of
land, for $500; George B. Wtllam'
son and wife to J. w. Betterton and wife
part OF the w. II. Ford survey, contain
ing l47 47-l00 acres, for $3.50; El
Childs and wife to Regina Menozer, lo
No. IL, on New street, containing on,
acre of land and lot adjoining same, fol
$1,000; W. II Lemmons, trustee, TO j. j
Carnes, part of Grisby's survey, near The