Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1886-05-16
the asylum at Terrell. He bad been 4

up vast sections OF West Texas, and
especially what is known as the Pecos
valley.
wellborn has been WISHED by a new
epidemic. II resembles q bad cold, but
is attended with fever and very sors
throat.
Gen. J. L. Harris Of Texas was married
on the goth Of April to Miss Birdie Lowry,
daughter of Gov. Lowry of the state OF
Mississippi.
The odd Fellows Widow and Orphans
home has $4,000 placed to it's credit, and
work upon tho building will be prosecn-
ted vigorously.
Residence lots In Greenville are advapc-
ing In prices, those situated half mile
! from the square are selling from $1,000 TO
$500 an acre.
The condition Of cattle along the Pecos
is SAID TO be most pitiable. The current
is swift, and they are so weak as TO be
unable to stem 1t.
There is to be petition presented to
the commissioners court of Comanche
county asking that an election be ordered
for the county on prohibition.
There is to be life. saving station
established ON the east end of Galveston
island, the ground on which it is to be
built having been surveyed and staked.
Sheriff Beck arrested near Mckinney
man named Henry Smith, alias Andrew
Cleghorn, charged with murder commit
ted in SeGrcy county, Ark, on last Christ
mas day.
There is kind OF caterpillar which is
playing sad havoc with the trees in the
vicinity of Boirham, in few days destroy
ing their foliage and enveloping them In
webs.
A snowy-white ferret, an animal Of the
weasel kind, invaded the bed-chanber OF
Mr. and Mrs. w N Smith in Pleasauton
This rare animal unfortunately made its
escape.
There is o fine well at Warfeld and at
Midland. herd Of cattle watered at
both places, occupying six hours in
drinking, aud neither well showing any
diminutiUn.
DR. james L. Edwards Of Ellis county
started for New Mexico yesterday with
| 1900 head Of young cattle, He viii drive
to Itaska, Iliil county, and ship thence to
Deming by rail.
Mr.. II. G. Johnson Of Montcalm was
accidental y shot by some one practicing
with small target rifle, The wound
proved not to be serious, as II was in the
A shooting ARRAY took place between
e. Hemphill and Bob Patton near
BoeIne; nobodT hurt, although several
shots, were exchanged The fun cost
them S25 epece, ami the young lady
cause went unflned
E. NJ, Powell intends establishing
colony on his ranch in Preside county
He expects to nave about 500 persons, and
TO the head of each family he donates
forty &C es, and the standing option Tor
years Of land adjoining at a nominal
price.
u p Dederck has purchased for the
sum Of $4,000 the Sherman iron-woIks
He nierds to spend $4,000 In improve
mentS and make 1t the largest and most
complete establishment OF the kind in the
state.
There is on exhibition IN Houston a
large golden eagle; he was killed near
Hockey; also an nrmadillo, an animal in
shape aud size resembling the 'pussum,
but with rhmrceroS hide. This last was
caught near bridge in that CITY,
The Texas & Pacific company have is
sued tourist tickets to Ell Paso and return
ct cents mile They will be good
until May 70, 1887, thus enabling the
purchasers to pass the winter in III Paso
or other Southern attitudes
: Mrs. Townships child eighteen months
old fell into well forty-eight feet deep,
with eight inches of water in it, but
strange to say was not hurt. The mother
let down an older child to take care of
the little one while she went 10 procure
assistance in getting it out.
The Northcutt family, living in the east
, ern part of Comanche county, have had a
seriesof untimely deaths, one son COM
hitting suicide, few days later another
= sho. in difficulty arising from it and
now the old mother dying from broken
heart.
I Willis Crawford Of Copperas Cove with
the aid OF Shepherd dog captured
arge black wolf. He was running across
; the prairie, and being hot and tired, took
refuge in hole of water, where the boy
with pocket-kuiie assisted his dog in
: dispatchiDg him.
! Edward Moore, agent of the Louisiana
: State lottery, has been indicted by the
federal grand jury for using the United
states mails for unlawful purposes
Moore has frequently been fined in the
, state magisterial courts, but this Is the
first time Uncle Sam has gone for him.
Charles Feltham, plasterer In Brown
wood, met his death from yery slight
Z cause. Last week while at work he stuck
a small lam nail in his foot, which gave
him no Inconvenience until the next morn
A ing While at work he found trouble in
E opening his mouth; he grew rapidly worse
J until he died.
b John M. Allen of Lee county and
Wiley M. Joseph Of Williamson county
4 were arrested under warrants issued bv
authority from Gov Ireland, granted
upon requisition by the governor OF Ken
tucky, each OF the men arrested being
/. charged with murder in that state.
All drinkers OF iced-tea should try the
casino" 1t Is Just excellent as an