Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1886-03-24
WEATHERF0RD.
These Six, New York Herald, Chicago
Times, Cincinnati Enquirer, Globe.
Democrat, Constitution, Gazette.
How He was Burned-Railroad and Eek.
press Ofieials-Catiie.s Stealing
Personal Mention.
specIaI % the eazettn.

Special TO the Gazette.
WATERFRONT, TEX, March 29-Ac-
cordlng to previous announcement Prof.
Luther Benson, the most celebrated tenn
perance lecturer now on the American
continent, lectured to an immense crowd
at the opera-house Sunday afternoon.
Standing-room could hardly be found.
His lecture was very affecting and in
structive. For over two hours he enter.
tanned his hearers in an eloquent and
very satisfactory way. At the close of
his lecture Sunday afternoon, he an
nounced that he would again lecture on
temperance Monday evening, beginning
at O'Clock, at the Methodist church, but
was afterwards advised to change the an
nouncement and lecture at the opera
house, which he did to a very large audi
ence, which he beseeched and appealed to
In very impressive manner, to totally alb.
stain from the accursed use OF intoxicants
OF every name and nature, at the same
time telling them that he could take the
six leading newspapers of the United
States, mentioning the names of the
papers as follows: New York Herald, the
Chicago Times, Cincinnati Enquirer, St
Louis Globe-Democrat, Atlanta Cunstitu-
tiOn and Fort Worth GAZETTE, and from
these papers take the clippings for one
year OF crime caused by whisky and make
acolumn over mile long. Prof Benson
left on the west-bound train this morning
for Cisco, where he will deliver some Of
his lectures, and everyone that fails to
hear him In this great cause will certainly
miss something grand. He should be en-
couraged in his efforts OF trying to save
so much human misery now being caused
by the general use of whisky.
Mr.. A. V. Shock of Mexico, Mo-, is in
this city. Mr.. Shock has Poled Angus
stock-farm in Missouri and is in this city
In the interest of his fine herd. He thinks
that II some one would take hold Of the
cattle In this country that they would
certainly succeed, as he says Texas can
not be beat as fine cattle country. Mr..
Shock is highly pleased with Texas and
thinks very likely he will locate in this
part.
Mr.. w. W. Rose, an old and respected
citizen OF this place, who was SO badly
burned on his farm on the 10th
INST, is slowly recovering and will
probably be up in ten days
or two weeks. The circumstances under
which Mr.. Rose was burned are about as
follows On the day mention d above he |
was burning brush on his farm, four
miles north Of this place, and, becoming |
fatgued and over.heated, tainted and |
fell The brush and grass burned M to |
him, and while he was there Unconscious |
he was badly burned. He is the father |
in-law of Mr.. j. H. Kennehan.
H. l.. Simpson and John Angel had an
trial yesterday In the county |
court on charge of cattle stealing and
were bound over to await the action of
the August term of the grand jury in the
sum of $3.50 each, in default Of which
they were both lodged in jail
T. N. Edgell, route agent for the Pacific
Express company, was in Weatherford
yesterday.
II. G. Brown, travelling auditor of the
Texas & Pacific railway, spent yesterday
in the city.
DR.. A. j. Childress of Terrell is in the
city
Mrs. J. Y. Baird Of Tyler is in the CITY
visiting her mother, Mrs. Eagerly.
The report In the Dallas News of to-
lay under the heading of "Condensed
State Special" stating that Robert G.
Ross was arrested Mt this place Saturday
n'ght, charged with perjury, and was
aiken to Granbury yesterday, was a mis-
representation in every respect. Mr.
Ross, in the capacity OF deputy sheriff of
his county, did take j. b. Harell, Who'll
vas arrested here last Saturday night on
charge of perjury, to Granhury yester.
lay. Mr. Ross is one of our best officers
ma bears clear record He, as well as
ne cltlzens here generally, is very much
lart ana indignant over this outrageous |
eport concerning his character in the
views. lie demands correction of the
views aud asks for defense of THE
GAZETTE.
The News made another blunder in its
eport from this place OF the 18th, stating
uaI MI +. Altfather, formerly cash {
er OF the Citlzen's National bank Of this
'lace, hsd re-accepted the position. AS {
N item OF news to the public your corre. l
pohdent Will state that the above is a /
mistake. However Mr.. Altfatber has 1
ccepted position as bookkteper in the !
ank, but Mr.. p. IL. billiard is still .
asher. SIN
quite a number of our amusement
owing people who were expecting to roI
D the Fort to hear Louise Kellogg were I
reatiy disappointed ON account of The
VehlnS train being late. On its arrival !
ere, Just at the first switch the trucks of q
nc baggage car broke down I
ne baggage car was left on the man |
rack and the long switch used az The v
laln track, After some delay the train t.
'as run ON to the Fort leaving the broken c
own baggage car at this place. g
me contract of Mr.. II. NJ. KidVel,s Il
ew two'story stone building in contem.
iation was to-day awarded the stone
loik To Z j. English Of Abilene and The
,,ooawork to 6. Sharp Of this place /
ne building win adjoin Porter Bros. n
.luweIrs handsome stone building on =
nc south side IT the public square. and -
men completed viii be another orna. y
,gnt 70 our city, The one-stary stone T.
ui'ulng now being built on North Main -
,ap,eet' Just sou h Of DR.. Otterbtin,s :,
, ulce, by Mr.. Il. IL. Foat is nearing com. Z